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

    CQ Op,
    • 1 reply
    • 13 views
    Amanda Anderson

  2. built my first dipole from scratch, SWR is all over the place

    Gary Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 83 views
    Nicole Martin

  3. first attempt at a homebrew dipole — swr looks weird and im not sure why

    David Davis44,
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views
    Contester

  4. first homebrew dipole attempt — SWR all over the place, not sure what i did wrong

    DX Hunter,
    • 1 reply
    • 49 views
    Ham Fan

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

    Susan Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 42 views
    HF Hunter

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

    Carlos Mendez,
    • 1 reply
    • 12 views
    David Miller

  8. first time building a dipole from scratch, got some questions about the feed point

    Amanda Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 21 views
    Amanda Davis

  9. finally built my first dipole from scratch — few questions before i put it up

    James Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 32 views
    Jennifer Adams

  10. built my first dipole from scratch, few questions before I raise it

    Ham Fan,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Amanda Thomas

  11. finally built a 40m dipole from scratch, few questions before i put it up

    Michael Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views
    Packet Radio

  13. built my first dipole last weekend, few questions about the feedpoint

    Emily Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 101 views
    David Brown

  14. first attempt at a homebrew dipole — some questions before i cut anything

    Patricia Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views
    QRP Guy

  15. built my first wire dipole this weekend, few questions

    Amanda Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 27 views
    Mark Thompson

  16. built my first dipole from scratch, got some questions about the feedpoint

    Jennifer Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    Jennifer Davis

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

    Patricia Nakamura,
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views
    Repeater Tech

  19. 20m Loading Coil Placement - Need Balun Input

    Jessica Davis18,
    • 2 replies
    • 166 views
    Mark Johnson

  20. finally built my first real dipole from scratch — some questions

    Ashley Brown21,
    • 1 reply
    • 28 views
    Digital Mode

  21. built my first dipole last weekend, few questions on the feed point

    Emily Wilson23,
    • 1 reply
    • 62 views
    Sarah Brown

  22. built my first wire dipole this weekend, few questions before I put it up permanent

    Maria Santos,
    • 1 reply
    • 82 views
    Michael Miller

  23. first homebrew dipole, getting weird SWR readings and not sure what I did wrong

    Kenneth Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 15 views
    Kevin Miller

  25. finally built my first wire dipole and got some weird SWR readings, help?

    Brian Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 17 views
    John Peterson

  26. built my first dipole from scratch, some questions before i put it up

    Ham Fan,
    • 1 reply
    • 75 views
    Robert Kim97

  27. first attempt at a homebrew dipole — some questions before i cut the wire

    Jennifer Smith,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views
    Michael O'Brien

  28. built my first dipole from scratch and the SWR is all over the place

    Sarah Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 107 views
    Emily Johnson

  29. 40m dipole question - wire keeps breaking

    Priya Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 121 views
    Priya Patel

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