Antennas are a great way to begin homebrewing and experimenting with your own amateur radio station. Below is a collection of kits I have built and experiments I have performed.
How to Make a Portable Linked Vertical
I’ve built a vertical antenna for 10m, 12m, 15m, 17m, and 20m. This is accomplished through a series of links which create a resonant quarter wave for each desired band.
As a ground plane, I have put down sixteen 10ft radials. These radials come out to just over two wavelengths on 20m, the lowest band…
9:1 Random Wire Antenna and L-Match Tuner: Current Chokes
Current chokes help a random wire antenna greatly. But how much? So much so that they allow for operation on new bands?
9:1 Random Wire Antenna and L-Match Tuner: 29ft Wire Experiment
How well does a 29ft wire work with a 9:1 unun and an L-match tuner? Which bands are available?
9:1 Random Wire Antenna and L-Match Tuner: The Build
The random wire antenna is among the more popular options for portable operating in ham radio. Here, I scratch build the 9:1 unun and L-match tuner within a single enclosure in order to further explore which lengths of wire are best portable random wire operating.
QRPGuys Tri-Band Vertical
Verticals make great compact antennas. This one, the QRPGuys Tri-Band Vertical is a classic kit antenna. It’s a great beginner kit antenna which is perfect for SOTA and POTA. Like all QRPGuys kits that I’ve made, the kit is well planned, the instructions are easy to follow, and the finished product works well in the…
QRPGuys No Tune End Fed Half Wave
About a year ago, I bought a few end fed half wave antenna kits from the QRPGuys. The No Tune End Fed Half Wave is of those that I got out of curiosity. The fact that there is no tuner required seemed intriguing. Basically, I’m skeptical so I’m going to build this one and try…
Amateur Radio Station WB0ISG 