10 meter vertical antenna homebrew

Click to expand. I would like to know if your antena is portable ( to take it to the beach ? ) Sure, its ugly. Note: This is my first Instructable. http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news (a wee, I'm the retired news director for Pacific Radio Group (Hawaii Island), with over 40 years experience in the commercial broadcast field. Thread in the 3/4" x 4' black pipe into the final conduit body opening and tighten down with pliers. (IMAX 2000), Handles 5000 JFIF Adobe d C Pattern like a dipole with good side 35 0 obj << /Linearized 1 /O 37 /H [ 1132 243 ] /L 752987 /E 73367 /N 5 /T 752169 >> endobj xref 35 34 0000000016 00000 n tuner), Solarcon A99 Omni Directional Fiberglass For Amateur Radio Antenna Topics and Discussions, stay here. Log in. follow-up articles about the Wonder See his website for building the balun. If not, they come to about 5 for the air-wound choke model, or about 10 if you go for the ferrite choke model. Reply It helps in transportation and makes tuning the antenna a snap. I believe it is a 2 or 3 part video. BatteriesBand ConditionsCode google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; wirewon'ttouch on each coilin other words, it has "air" in I decided to use a vertical antenna on 10 meters because I had a Radio Shack 102-inch stainless-steel whip (#21-903, $15) just looking for an application! coil.Editor Notes and 0000005982 00000 n google_ad_height = 600; Measuring 4.25-in. I used thin copper tubing instead of aluminum and I get tunnel vision when I do a project. I actually took this antenna down a few years ago. Parts Sources and Prices of materials used: The 103 fiberglass poles were purchased (5buks each) at, I used #12 solid copper, but #14 stranded works just as well, except for the top hat. antenna have had great success with it.Although not mentioned in the The antenna can be mounted on the ground or on a mast. Your total length of 21.2 ft is correct, but your equation is wrong. About 10 meter homebrew vertical antenna The resource is currently listed in dxzone.com in 2 categories. 3" long. and finds any info that can be used in calculating lengths that we can highest sunspot activity ever recorded occurred (making todays numbers Do you need a small, rotateable DX dipole for 10 Meters that can be made from an old TV antenna in a few hours, one that works the whole band with minimal SWR, yet has good performance, is light weight, and easy to make? //-->. 4 ISSUE 2 SUMMER Traps simply act like a switch electrically cutting off the rest of the antenna at its design frequency, and . antenna became very popular with the 10M crowd during the IGY Cut 1 inch notches on both sides of the 1/2" copper pipe on one end of each pipe with the hack saw going down the length of the pipe. hb```f``V X8xPP |aWW _ B) When I got back on the air in 2002, 10m was in pretty good shape, when I ran across the article, "A Gain Antenna for 28 MHz." pursue - all from QST magazine archives: *Jim, K2JXW, ARLHS member #001November 1956, p. 32, wireif you can find it about the size of the wire you use. For the latest Amateur/Ham Radio news and information, please visit these websites: http://www.HawaiiARRL.info. It takes me forever to complete some projects. The antenna on the very top of the mast is is a home built copy of the plans that I downloaded from OSJ 144/440 by Arrow Antenna. 2 months ago. Downloads to mount the coil. Part Number: DMN-CP610. I like your post. Construction The construction is very simple and took each end for attachement to each side of the antenna. (I cant even visualize 1/8th of a turn, let alone So I kept mine vertical to allow it to work omni-directional (Vertically polarized). You could always shorten the elements and use it on 6 meters.. As a retired cop who lives less than a mile off of interstate 80 and 3 large truckstops, I find the CB chatter interesting when the snow and ice hits and they all pull off to wait it our '73 and Merry Christmas- Terry WB0VQP (also an Extra), Question When I built that one and it was all completely done I think that the whole project cost me nearly 100 bucks. Figure 2 Drawing above is showing the overall layout and Vertical antennas, ground planes, and radials for Ham Radio Basics--Dipole Center Insulator. I love homemade soluitiions like this. feedback: From John, https://amateurradionewsinformation.com (Amateur Radio News &, If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeNHIQ_j4Dk This well-produced and richly illustrated tutorial on the classic G5RV HF Dipole Antenna was presented to the Brandon Amateur Radio Society in Brandon, Florida in 2017 by Bernie Huth (W4BGH). 0000001132 00000 n With the 1:1 Balun it dosent matter which side is the top or bottom element. 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So I took this one out of service and used its parts in another experiment. Market,Works with GPK-1 Ground Plane Does not include Roof Mount Effective vertical Antennas For 10 Meters Have to Be at the Right Height above Ground. You wouldn't believe my However if I needed to do it over again I would simply just buy theirs and assemble it. For now just make them equal lengths and tighten down the hose clamps until the sections are secure and will not slide on their own. For the latest Amateur/Ham Radio news and information, please visit these websites: http://www.HawaiiARRL.info. The copper colored lines are the wire "triangular SWR over the entire 10M band. 12 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<6F8B062B3D3F9D46A10E1C5593206A08>]/Index[7 7]/Info 6 0 R/Length 36/Prev 686058/Root 8 0 R/Size 14/Type/XRef/W[1 2 0]>>stream I've always wanted to get into the radio scene but I still have yet to put in the time and money. Each payday I was able to buy a few dollars of parts until I had collected all I needed to complete the project. It's a rugged homebrew multi-band trap vertical antenna that works the 10, 15, and 20 meter amateur radio bands. ShortwaveLicense StudyLinksMidi MusicReading RoomRepeater BasicsRepeater BuildersRFI Amateur Radio Bicycle Mobile Setup. publish here, please email to me..n4ujw at Practical Antenna Notes-- Loaded with ideas -- dB, dBi, and dBd, -- Invisible and Hidden Antennas -- About SWR -- The Simplest 3-Element Yagi? coax. Donate $7.30 and get two of these cool stickers. Oh, and a very warm welcome to the site! !#! and if you can build it for me just on 10 m( I do not have the way to build it an to many years, 75 ji ji ). I wound it over a 1" diameter broom stick MapPrivacy PolicyLegal StuffSubmit Insulated up to 14,500 0000005170 00000 n All contents Your email address will not be published. tap point as described in article above. Secure the final coil well when LEVITATING BANANA - Electromagnetic Levitation, Make Your Own Flashing Lights Freeform Sculpture With a 555 Timer, Rock Paper Scissors Using Tinkercad Circuits and Arduino, http://www.arrowantennas.com/inst/OSJ146440.pdf, 1 - 3/8" x 10' hard copper pipe (Cut it in half to make 2 - 5ft radials), 1 - 1/2" x 10' hard copper pipe (Cut it in half to make 2 - 5ft radials), 2 - 1/2" copper male adapters14 awg solid core, insulated wire, 1 - 3/4" x 3/4" x 3/4" metal (NOT PVC) conduit body T with cover and weather seal gasket, 1 - 3/4" x 4' steel black pipe2 - U Bolts 3/4"wide x 1 1/2" long, 1 - 4" x 8" mild steel plate (Or what ever size you need ). wound on a B&W 2013 "air ductor form" (12 turns #16 uninsulated wire Further development of a design from the website below where a commercial 5/8ths wave CB antenna is reverse engineered. distant apart and then leaving a "tail" of a few inches sticking out of is to use very small diametercopper tubing or solid copper tried attic mounting using screw eyes and hung down about 24" from the But it was still a fun project that I learned a lot from. To mount it to the pole I just slightly hammered the length of that section of slightly flat - then used pipe clamps to tighten it to the mast so it wouldn't twist around. The Then a nylon All you need to do is install the 1/2 inch Aluminum tubing at both ends of the 10 Meter and 6 Meter antennas, adjust them to the proper length and tighten the hose clamps that hold them in place. 0000009238 00000 n /* Ad banner 160 x 600 */ Can each segments be different length as long as it adds up to 5 foot? I see that the black pipe that offsets the dipole from the main pole is only 4' in length. WattsHighest Gain Fiberglass Antenna on the Market Idale pour le 28 MHz QRP ( 10 watts maximum ), parfaite pour le trafic en portable par sa facilit dimplantation.http://www.roue-libre.be/article.php3?id_article=76, Creation date : 14/08/2007 @ 18:27 wire elements. http://www.arrl.org. H, it's perfect for your car, your shack, or wherever! If you have a question or comment about one of my blog posts, or a question about any of the material in my study guides, or just a question about ham radio in general, you can email me at, KB6NU finally builds an end-fed, half-wave antenna, Magnetic loop antenna might be a solution for 80m, AE5X: A CW-centric blog from Kingswood, Texas, Dashtoons The Hammin' Comedy by Jeff K1NSS. [ Hits: 18490 | Votes: 13 | Rating: 6.54 ] 10 Meter Vertical Dipole - Homebrew a vertical dipole for 28 Mhz by N2UHC [ Hits: 8113 | Votes: 9 | Rating: 6.68 ] I made another 10 meter 5/8 wave vertical using the mind set from the below you tube video. 73. "triangular loops" attached to the loading coil in the center of the Actually, Ive made hundereds of DX contacts on that piece of wire! One commercially made antenna mfg that can be easily tuned to 10 meters is the Solarcon Antron 99 series and the Solarcon Imax 2000 verticals with great success. The DXZone is the largest human created and maintained library of web sites dedicated to Amateur Radio, currently lists 20.000+ links organized into 600+ categories and subcategories. TricksHam SatellitesShortwave ListeningSSTVSupport The SiteSTOREVhf and UpContactSite MapPrivacy PolicyLegal StuffAdvertising Info wire. But it is paid for. insulators were used to fasten the elements (at the triangles apexes) and Your efforts will be rewarded with a seven pound antenna that (when mounted at 25 feet over average ground) delivers up to 11.3 dBi gain, 40 dB F/B ratio, 19 take-off-angle, and has a turning radius of 6.5 feet. Awesome, thanks. The copper colored lines are the wire hbbd`b`eb`ab`\ ! But I saved the elements and am going to rebuild it using PVC pipe to join the elements. A portable vertical antenna for 10 to 40 meters, designed for mobile operations can be used in a car as seen in pictures.