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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. Homebrew Vertical Radial System Analysis

    Mark Taylor,
    • 2 replies
    • 224 views
    Steven Kumar

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

    Gary Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 125 views
    Nicole Martin

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

    DX Hunter,
    • 1 reply
    • 128 views
    Ham Fan

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

    Carlos Mendez,
    • 1 reply
    • 61 views
    David Miller

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

    David Davis44,
    • 1 reply
    • 128 views
    Contester

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

    Sarah Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 94 views
    Carlos Silva

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

    Susan Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 89 views
    HF Hunter

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

    Robert Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 156 views
    Andrew Martinez

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

    Amanda Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Amanda Davis

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

    James Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 78 views
    Jennifer Adams

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

    Ham Fan,
    • 1 reply
    • 101 views
    Amanda Thomas

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

    Michael Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 102 views
    Packet Radio

  15. 80m dipole acting weird - wire gauge matter?

    Amanda Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 188 views
    Diana Patel

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

    Emily Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 136 views
    David Brown

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

    Patricia Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 102 views
    QRP Guy

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

    Robert Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 70 views
    Ashley Miller

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

    Rajesh Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 81 views
    Sarah Moore

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

    David Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 125 views
    David Miller

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

    Kenneth Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Jessica Wilson

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

    Contester,
    • 1 reply
    • 66 views
    Jessica Johnson

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

    Amanda Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    Mark Thompson

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

    Jessica Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 81 views
    James Patterson

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

    David Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 114 views
    Stephanie Chang

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

    Jennifer Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 100 views
    Jennifer Davis

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

    Patricia Nakamura,
    • 1 reply
    • 100 views
    Repeater Tech

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