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☀ Solar
SFI 121
SN 99
A 11
K 3 Unsettled
X-Ray C4.3
Wind 719.1 km/s
Aurora 8
Updated 17:30 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Poor 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Fair 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. built my first wire dipole this weekend, few questions before I put it up permanent

    Maria Santos,
    • 1 reply
    • 162 views
    Michael Miller

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

    Kenneth Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 143 views
    Kevin Miller

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

    Amanda Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 145 views
    Robert Mitchell

  4. 40m dipole question - wire keeps breaking

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

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

    Brian Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 92 views
    John Peterson

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

    James Wilson48,
    • 1 reply
    • 146 views
    Amanda Williams

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

    Frank Nakamura,
    • 1 reply
    • 135 views
    Maria Garcia

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

    Ham Fan,
    • 1 reply
    • 140 views
    Robert Kim97

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

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

  11. 40m Loaded Dipole Construction - Reducing Size Issues

    CW Lover,
    • 0 replies
    • 209 views
    CW Lover

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

    Sarah Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 201 views
    Emily Johnson

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

    Kenneth Lopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 102 views
    Kenneth Lopez

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

    Contest Fan,
    • 1 reply
    • 157 views
    Ham Fan

  15. first dipole build went sideways, feedpoint question

    Amanda Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 150 views
    Mark Stevens

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

    Jennifer Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 119 views
    Jennifer Park

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

    David Williams50,
    • 1 reply
    • 230 views
    Jessica Williams53

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

    Lisa Rodriguez91,
    • 1 reply
    • 218 views
    Sarah Brown

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

    David Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 180 views
    Antenna Guy

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

    Robert Kowalski,
    • 1 reply
    • 114 views
    Robert Kowalski

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

    Susan Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 193 views
    Tower Climber

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

    Radio Geek,
    • 1 reply
    • 104 views
    Radio Geek

  23. built my first dipole from scratch — some questions about the feed point

    Sarah Anderson50,
    • 1 reply
    • 90 views
    Sarah Anderson50

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

    Jessica Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 110 views
    Karen Brown

  25. finally built my first dipole from scratch — few questions before I trim it

    Amanda Williams49,
    • 1 reply
    • 186 views
    Lisa Wang

  26. first real antenna build — 40m dipole questions before I cut anything

    Emily White,
    • 1 reply
    • 160 views
    Emily White

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