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Scorpion Screwdriver Antenna HOA Friendly Home Installation. Post #1247.

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If you can't view this video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-8ExG3E5oY. Here's another possible antenna solution for those living in deed-restricted homes and apartments (HOAs and CC&Rs). In this video, "None Business" uses his Scorpion Screwdriver mobile antenna to operate from his property. While the arrangement isn't perfect, it does allow this radio amateur to get on the air without undue notice.  As the old saying goes, "a compromise antenna is better than no antenna." For the latest Amateur Radio news and information, please visit these websites: http://www.HawaiiARRL.info. https://oahuarrlnews.wordpress.com. https://bigislandarrlnews.com. http://www.arrl.org. http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news (a weekly podcast which is updated each Friday afternoon). https://paper.li/kh6jrm/1430289353 (Amateur Radio News & Information). Other sites of interest: Hawaii Science

Tuning a CB Whip for use on the 10 Meter Ham Band. Post #1246.

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If you can't view this video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3Oho0Icbis. If you have a few old CB antennas around your shack, why not covert some of them into 10 meter mobile or home station use?  My current 10 meter vertical antenna is a cut down 108-inch/274.32 cm steel CB whip I bought years ago at Radio Shack.  Used as a ground plane antenna, this converted CB antenna does a good job on 10 meters when the band opens. In this video by Tony (KD8RTT) and his brother Andy (KK4LWR), we see a simple way of modifying a CB whip antenna for use on the 10 meter Amateur Radio Band.  Their MFJ HF/VHF SWR analyzer helps in the trimming process. Don't let that old CB antenna go to waste.  Convert it now into a simple, effective mobile or portable antenna. For the latest Amateur Radio News and Information, please visit these websites: http://www.HawaiiARRL.info. https://oahuarrlnews.wordpress.com. https://bigislan

HF Multi-Band Dipole. Post #1245.

HF Multi-Band Dipole (http://hamuniverse.com/multidipole.html). Accessed on 10 September 2017, 0120 hrs, UTC. Please enter title URL into your browser search box to view the full article and photographs. Comment: This variant of the popular "Fan Dipole" antenna was based on work done by the Stanford Research Institute (SRI).  The aim of the SRI project was to develop a multi-band HF dipole antenna that would work without any need for cut and prune techniques. The article provides all of the critical measurements, construction techniques, and materials needed to make a versatile, easy-to-use multi-band HF antenna covering the 80, 40, 20, and 10 meter bands without the use of an antenna "tuner." For the latest Amateur Radio News and Information, please visit these websites: http://www.HawaiiARRL.info. https://oahuarrlnews.wordpress.com. https://bigislandarrlnews.com. http://www.arrl.org. http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news (a weekly podcast which is

W4EDF Portable Dipole Antenna Center Support. Post #1244.

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If you can't view this video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-cUNs274rU. Here's an interesting dipole center support that will withstand bad weather, heat, dust, and other environmental factors.  In this video from Ed (W4EDF), we get a detailed, thoroughly explained step-by-step process in designing and building of the original Field Expedient Dipole Antenna center platform introduced by K7ETX.  This would make a good club or school project. For the latest Amateur Radio News and Information, please visit these websites" http://www.HawaiiARRL.info. https://oahuarrlnews.wordpress.com. https://bigislandarrlnews.com. http://www.arrl.org. http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news (a weekly podcast which is updated each Friday afternoon). https://paper.li/kh6jrm/1430289353 (Amateur Radio News & Information). Other sites of interest: Hawaii Science Digest (https://paper.li/f-1476233615). Hawaii Intelli

DIY antennas The VHF / UHF folding ground plane antenna v2.0. Post #1243.

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If you can't views this video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuBBHR6Z-IE. In this short video, Brett (SurvivalComms) shows us how to make a lightweight, cheap, and portable VHF/UHF antenna that is easy to make, has broad bandwidth, and offers good performance.  Make one these antennas for your "go box" emergency radio kit. For the latest Amateur Radio news and information, please visit these websites: http://www.HawaiiARRL.info. https://oahuarrlnews.wordpress.com. https://bigislandarrlnews.com. http://www.arrl.org. http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news (a weekly podcast which is updated each Friday afternoon. https://paper.li/kh6jrm/1430289353 (Amateur Radio News & Information). Other sites of interest: Hawaii Science Digest (https://paper.li/f-1476233615). Hawaii Intelligence Daily (https://paper.li/f-1482109921). Be sure to check the blog sidebars for more antenna and propagation article