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☀ Solar
SFI 125
SN 85
A 7
K 1 Quiet
X-Ray C1.7
Wind 403.4 km/s
Aurora 1
Updated 03:00 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 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 last weekend, feedpoint question

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    • 1 reply
    • 89 views
    Jennifer Adams

  2. Single Radial vs Multiple Radials on HF Verticals - Real World Experience

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    • 0 replies
    • 120 views
    Diploe Dan

  3. Ground Radial System Design for Homebrew Multiband Vertical

    Rachel Green,
    • 2 replies
    • 153 views
    Robert Miller

  4. finally built my first wire dipole and it actually works??

    Robert Kim97,
    • 1 reply
    • 44 views
    Robert Kim97

  5. first homebrew dipole — did i cut it too short or is my analyzer lying to me

    Repeater King,
    • 1 reply
    • 47 views
    Brian Harris

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

    John Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 26 views
    Steven Kumar

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

    Stephanie Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 26 views
    Brian Wilson

  9. finally built my first wire dipole — got some questions about the feedpoint

    John Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 40 views
    John Johnson

  10. built a 40m dipole from scratch, SWR is weird on one half

    Michael Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 83 views
    Emily Taylor

  11. first dipole build, SWR numbers seem off but it's working?

    Michelle Lewis,
    • 1 reply
    • 31 views
    CQ Op

  13. 40m Wire Dipole SWR Issues - Need Help With Center Insulator

    Nicole Martin,
    • 2 replies
    • 124 views
    Jennifer Lee

  14. 20M Coil-Loaded Dipole for Limited Loft Space - Loading Coil Construction

    Helen Anderson,
    • 2 replies
    • 327 views
    Michael Torres

  15. finally built my first dipole from scratch, few questions about the feedpoint

    Maria Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 84 views
    Maria Rodriguez

  16. built a 40m dipole this weekend, got some questions about center insulator

    Patricia Nakamura,
    • 1 reply
    • 85 views
    James Davis67

  17. DIY Multi-band Vertical with Elevated Radials - Ground System Questions

    John Martinez,
    • 2 replies
    • 291 views
    Rachel Adams

  19. built my first wire dipole this weekend, few questions before i put it up

    Ashley Johnson24,
    • 1 reply
    • 2 views
    The DXer

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

    Northern Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 6 views
    David Kowalski

  21. built a 40m dipole this weekend, some questions about feedpoint height

    David Kowalski,
    • 1 reply
    • 7 views
    Emily Davis

  22. built my first wire dipole this weekend, few questions about the feedpoint

    David Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 10 views
    Contest Joe

  23. built my first dipole from scratch, SWR is kinda weird and i dont understand why

    Lisa Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 15 views
    Nordic Ham

  25. built my first dipole from scratch, swr is weird on one end of the band

    Michael Thomas87,
    • 1 reply
    • 16 views
    Andrew Jackson

  26. finally built my first dipole from scratch, few questions on the feed point

    Steven Kumar,
    • 1 reply
    • 12 views
    Gregory Smith

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

    Sarah Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 12 views
    David Wilson59

  28. first time building a dipole from scratch — few questions before i cut wire

    David Johnson45,
    • 1 reply
    • 11 views
    Anthony Davis

  29. built my first dipole yesterday, swr is ok but something feels off

    Christopher Lopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 66 views
    John Johnson16

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