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☀ Solar
SFI 121
SN 99
A 11
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray C3.2
Wind 511.2 km/s
Aurora 3
Updated 15:30 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Fair
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. finally built my first dipole from scratch — few questions before I get on the air

    Frank Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 95 views
    John Wilson

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

    Jennifer Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 139 views
    Repeater Tech

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

    Sarah Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 124 views
    Ashley Brown21

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

    Brian Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 121 views
    Sarah Collins

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

    Steve Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 120 views
    Robert Kim

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

    Angela Turner,
    • 1 reply
    • 126 views
    Rajesh Patel

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

    Antenna Guy,
    • 1 reply
    • 159 views
    Michael Stevens

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

    Ashley Johnson24,
    • 1 reply
    • 130 views
    The DXer

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

    Northern Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 130 views
    Northern Ham

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

    David Kowalski,
    • 1 reply
    • 161 views
    Amanda Johnson

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

    David Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 110 views
    Contest Joe

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

    Lisa Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 125 views
    Nordic Ham

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

    Michael Thomas87,
    • 1 reply
    • 135 views
    Andrew Jackson

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

    Steven Kumar,
    • 1 reply
    • 115 views
    Gregory Smith

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

    Sarah Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 149 views
    David Wilson59

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

    David Johnson45,
    • 1 reply
    • 105 views
    Anthony Davis

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

    Sarah Moore28,
    • 1 reply
    • 145 views
    Michael Peterson

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

    Christopher Lopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 134 views
    John Johnson16

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

    CQ Op,
    • 1 reply
    • 121 views
    Amanda Anderson

  21. Vertical dipole construction - aluminum tubing vs wire

    Robert Mitchell,
    • 2 replies
    • 232 views
    DX Lover

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

    Andrew Martinez,
    • 2 replies
    • 260 views
    Rachel Williams

  23. Homebrew Vertical Radial System Analysis

    Mark Taylor,
    • 2 replies
    • 283 views
    Steven Kumar

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

    Gary Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 175 views
    Nicole Martin

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

    DX Hunter,
    • 1 reply
    • 181 views
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  26. built my first real dipole from scratch — some questions about the feedpoint

    Carlos Mendez,
    • 1 reply
    • 107 views
    David Miller

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