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☀ Solar
SFI 128
SN 73
A 6
K 1 Quiet
X-Ray B9.3
Wind 401.6 km/s
Aurora 2
Updated 00:00 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 this weekend, got some questions about the feedpoint

    Ham Mountain,
    • 1 reply
    • 49 views
    Michael Anderson

  2. first real dipole build - few questions before i cut the wire

    Robert Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 29 views
    Bob Martinez

  3. first real antenna build — 40m dipole not loading right, think i messed up the feedpoint

    Michael O'Brien,
    • 1 reply
    • 42 views
    Michael Peterson

  4. built a 40m dipole this weekend, few questions on the feed point

    Brian Harris,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views
    Northern Ham

  5. finally built my first dipole from scratch — few questions before I get on the air

    Frank Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 34 views
    John Wilson

  7. built my first dipole from scratch — SWR all over the place, what am i doing wrong

    Jennifer Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views
    Repeater Tech

  8. first real antenna build went sideways — dipole cutting question

    Sarah Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 53 views
    Ashley Brown21

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

    Brian Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    Sarah Collins

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

    Steve Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 67 views
    Robert Kim

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

    Angela Turner,
    • 1 reply
    • 74 views
    Rajesh Patel

  13. first attempt at a homebrew dipole — SWR all over the place

    Antenna Guy,
    • 1 reply
    • 87 views
    Michael Stevens

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

    Ashley Johnson24,
    • 1 reply
    • 78 views
    The DXer

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

    Northern Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 75 views
    Northern Ham

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

    David Kowalski,
    • 1 reply
    • 92 views
    Amanda Johnson

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

    David Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 78 views
    Contest Joe

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

    Lisa Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 74 views
    Nordic Ham

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

    Michael Thomas87,
    • 1 reply
    • 75 views
    Andrew Jackson

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

    Steven Kumar,
    • 1 reply
    • 66 views
    Gregory Smith

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

    Sarah Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 89 views
    David Wilson59

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

    David Johnson45,
    • 1 reply
    • 66 views
    Anthony Davis

  25. first time building a dipole from scratch, few questions about the feed point

    Sarah Moore28,
    • 1 reply
    • 109 views
    Michael Peterson

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

    Christopher Lopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 98 views
    John Johnson16

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

    CQ Op,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    Amanda Anderson

  28. Vertical dipole construction - aluminum tubing vs wire

    Robert Mitchell,
    • 2 replies
    • 161 views
    DX Lover

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

    Andrew Martinez,
    • 2 replies
    • 194 views
    Rachel Williams

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