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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. 20m Loading Coil Placement - Need Balun Input

    Jessica Davis18,
    • 2 replies
    • 226 views
    Jessica Davis18

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

    Radio Geek,
    • 1 reply
    • 62 views
    Ham Mountain

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

    Ashley Brown21,
    • 1 reply
    • 78 views
    Ashley Brown21

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

    Emily Wilson23,
    • 1 reply
    • 99 views
    Sarah Brown

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

    Maria Santos,
    • 1 reply
    • 135 views
    Michael Miller

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

    Kenneth Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 78 views
    Kevin Miller

  8. built my first dipole from scratch — swr is decent but something feels off

    Amanda Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 109 views
    Robert Mitchell

  9. 40m dipole question - wire keeps breaking

    Priya Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 163 views
    Ham Fan 24

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

    Brian Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 61 views
    John Peterson

  11. first homebrew dipole attempt - did i cut it wrong or is 40m just weird

    James Wilson48,
    • 1 reply
    • 93 views
    Amanda Williams

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

    Frank Nakamura,
    • 1 reply
    • 98 views
    Maria Garcia

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

    Ham Fan,
    • 1 reply
    • 106 views
    Robert Kim97

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

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

  16. 40m Loaded Dipole Construction - Reducing Size Issues

    CW Lover,
    • 0 replies
    • 162 views
    CW Lover

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

    Sarah Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 152 views
    Emily Johnson

  19. first homebrew dipole attempt — got questions about the feedpoint

    Kenneth Lopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    Kenneth Lopez

  20. first dipole build went sideways, not sure what i did wrong

    Contest Fan,
    • 1 reply
    • 88 views
    Ham Fan

  21. first dipole build went sideways, feedpoint question

    Amanda Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 112 views
    Mark Stevens

  22. first homebrew dipole attempt — not sure if i did this right

    Jennifer Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 82 views
    Jennifer Park

  23. first homebrew dipole — SWR all over the place, what am I missing

    David Williams50,
    • 1 reply
    • 155 views
    Jessica Williams53

  25. finally built my first dipole from scratch — few questions on the feed point

    Lisa Rodriguez91,
    • 1 reply
    • 157 views
    Sarah Brown

  26. first homebrew dipole — what am I doing wrong with the feedpoint

    David Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 124 views
    Antenna Guy

  27. built my first wire dipole last weekend, few questions on the center insulator

    Robert Kowalski,
    • 1 reply
    • 80 views
    Robert Kowalski

  28. built a 40m dipole last weekend, feedpoint question

    Susan Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 147 views
    Tower Climber

  29. finally built my first real dipole — few questions on the feedpoint

    Radio Geek,
    • 1 reply
    • 54 views
    Radio Geek

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