"The lack of commercial amateur radio equipment for the bands below 160 meters forces hams to get creative, and there are as many ways to get on 630 meters and 2300 meters as there are hams operating on those bands. Mark, AE2EA, shows the approach that he took to get on 630 meters by utilizing a repurposed non directional beacon, a modified HP downconverter, and a reconfigured 80 meter dipole antenna." If you enjoyed this video, consider becoming a member of the Antique Wireless Association at: https://antiquewireless.org/homepage/... Subscribe to the Antique Wireless Museum channel a ..read more

  Here's a simple, effective 2m/70 antenna that can be made from two metal coat hangers and some materials found in your "junk box." Mike (M0MSN) does an excellent job of converting two ordinary objects into a fully functional VHF/UHF antennas. The antenna is easily concealed and would make an excellent stealth antenna for radio amateurs living in deed-restricted apartments and homes. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PniH4ua4p50 Here are some comments from Mike (M0MSN); A really quick an ..read more

Here's an intriguing way to get on the 160 meter Amateur Radio Band using a small urban lot and a very inexpensive cash outlay for parts. Clint of "Oxford Shortwave Log" shows how he designed, built, and tested this limited space antenna for "Top Band." If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXCaHcGkAEM Here are some comments from Clint: Hi there, this video demonstrates how it's possible to build a transmitting antenna for top band that doesn't involve 100's of metres of wire or significant height ..read more

Thanks to Richard Newstead (G3CWI) for this "step by step guide" to erecting portable antennas using "lightweight telescoping masts." Richard is the co-founder of the SOTA Program (Summits On The Air), and he brings years of operating in the field to this video. Richard's presentation is clear, direct, and "down to earth", and is easily understandable by both newly licensed radio amateurs as well as experienced hams. If you can't view the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box Here are some comments from Richard (G3CWI): Lightweight telescopic masts have become ..read more

If you want a 10 meter antenna that exhibits some gain and high bandwidth, please try this "Double Bazooka Antenna" from RadioWavz. In this video, Eric Hofer (KJ4YZI), shows you how to set up and test this antenna using on-air contacts.  This antenna should be added to your SOTA (Summits On The Air) and POTA (Parks On The Air) field operations. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKamEK2-0gs Here are some comments from Eric (KJ4YZI): Check out the performance of this RadioWavz 10 meter HF double baz ..read more

If you have the space, this 80 meter "Lazy Loop" works as both an outstanding NVIS (Near Vertical Incident Skywave) antenna for the 80/40 meter Amateur Radio bands, as well as a gain antenna for 20 meters through 10 meters. Tim (G5TM) incorporates most of the design features from the original project of Rick (DJ0IP) to produce a "super multi-band antenna" for the radio amateur. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ycBtbIKOqI Here are some thoughts from Tim (G5TM): Thanks again to Rick, DJ0IP for publishi ..read more

Halfwave end-fed HF antennas are the preferred tools for many amateur radio operators. In this video from Josh Nass (KI6NAZ), we get a full tutorial on how to build, trim, and tune this popular HF antenna. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxhT9uObigs Here are some comments from Josh: There are quite a lot of End Fed Half Wave antenna kits on the market and assembling them is all pretty much the same process. While tuning an End Fed can be complicated the first time, these are my tips to make ..read more

Radio amateurs have used all kinds of strange objects for antennas, including the topic of this video--the common light bulb. Kevin Loughin (KB9RLW) wondered if the "classic" light bulb dummy load could be used as an impromptu or emergency antenna. Kevin finds out that an ordinary light bulb can be used to send HF signals at often surprising distances. Why not try this experiment for yourself?  Based on Kevin's experience, I wouldn't trade your current "dummy load" for that light bulb in your table lamp.  Still, the project is fascinating. If you can't see the video, please insert ..read more

Here's another excellent antenna tutorial from Callum (M0MCX), better known perhaps as the "DX Commaner." In this video, Callum shows us 5, simple, inexpensive HF antennas that will appeal to both newly licensed radio amateurs as well as to experienced "pros" of the Amateur Radio community. Callum does a superb job of tying antenna theory to practical applications of "the antenna art."  Nicely done! If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB39myfgmgc Here are some comments from Callum (M0MCX): Let's loo ..read more

Thanks to Ed Fong (WB6IQN) and the Sierra Nevada Amateur Radio Society for this excellent, in depth discussion of collinear antennas for VHF and UHF...lots of great information in this video. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlgkyRSUTDI Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).   ..read more