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☀ Solar
SFI 94
SN 49
A 7
K 0 Quiet
X-Ray B3.4
Wind 368.6 km/s
Aurora 1
Updated 20:30 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Poor
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Poor

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Antenna Builds

Share DIY antenna projects for HF, VHF, UHF, portable setups, and improving antenna performance.

  1. built a 40m dipole this weekend, got some questions about the feedpoint

    Ham Mountain,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views
    Michael Anderson

  2. built my first real dipole from scratch — some questions about the feedpoint

    Steve Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 52 views
    Robert Kim

  3. finally tried building my own dipole and honestly not sure what i did wrong

    Angela Turner,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Rajesh Patel

  4. finally built my first dipole from scratch, some questions about the feedpoint

    Northern Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views
    Northern Ham

  5. finally built my first dipole from scratch, few questions before i put it up

    Sarah Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 70 views
    David Wilson59

  7. first homebrew dipole — got it working but SWR is still weird on 40m

    CQ Op,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Amanda Anderson

  8. Vertical dipole construction - aluminum tubing vs wire

    Robert Mitchell,
    • 2 replies
    • 147 views
    DX Lover

  9. EFHW counterpoise mystery - can't get resonance without it

    Andrew Martinez,
    • 2 replies
    • 180 views
    Rachel Williams

  10. Homebrew Vertical Radial System Analysis

    Mark Taylor,
    • 2 replies
    • 214 views
    Steven Kumar

  11. built my first real dipole from scratch — some questions about the feedpoint

    Carlos Mendez,
    • 1 reply
    • 48 views
    David Miller

  13. finally built my first dipole from scratch — some questions about the feedpoint

    Sarah Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 75 views
    Carlos Silva

  14. first time building a dipole from scratch — few questions before i cut anything

    Susan Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 81 views
    HF Hunter

  15. first homebrew dipole attempt — got some questions before i cut anything

    Robert Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 148 views
    Andrew Martinez

  16. 80m dipole acting weird - wire gauge matter?

    Amanda Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 171 views
    Diana Patel

  17. built my first real dipole from scratch — some questions about the feedpoint

    Robert Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Ashley Miller

  19. built my first wire dipole last weekend, few questions about height and feedline

    Rajesh Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 71 views
    Sarah Moore

  20. first homebrew dipole build — did i screw up the feedpoint?

    David Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 114 views
    David Miller

  21. built my first real dipole this weekend, few questions about the feedpoint

    Kenneth Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 52 views
    Jessica Wilson

  22. finally built my first real dipole from scratch — some thoughts

    Contester,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Jessica Johnson

  23. first real dipole build — some questions before I cut wire

    Jessica Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 70 views
    James Patterson

  25. finally built a 40m dipole from scratch, some notes from the process

    David Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 97 views
    Stephanie Chang

  26. built my first real dipole from scratch, few questions before i tune it

    Patricia Nakamura,
    • 1 reply
    • 87 views
    Repeater Tech

  27. built my first real dipole from scratch — some questions about the feedpoint

    Radio Geek,
    • 1 reply
    • 53 views
    Ham Mountain

  28. first homebrew dipole attempt - did i cut it wrong or is 40m just weird

    James Wilson48,
    • 1 reply
    • 77 views
    Amanda Williams

  29. built my first real dipole from scratch, few questions about the feedpoint

    Frank Nakamura,
    • 1 reply
    • 88 views
    Maria Garcia

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