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HF Antennas

Discuss HF antenna design, tuning, and performance for amateur radio long-distance communication.

  1. vertical vs dipole for 40m — is the difference actually worth it

    David Davis44,
    • 1 reply
    • 35 views
    David Davis44

  2. vertical vs dipole for 40m — am i overthinking this

    Linda Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 48 views
    Nicole Davis

  3. inverted V vs regular dipole for 40m — actually worth the difference?

    Emily Wilson23,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views
    Emily Wilson23

  4. dipole vs vertical for 40m — am i overthinking this

    Jessica Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 32 views
    Linda Chen

  5. vertical vs dipole for 40m — am i overthinking this

    Linda Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views
    Patricia Davis

  7. dipole vs vertical for 40m - am i overthinking this

    Paul Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 50 views
    Paul Wilson

  8. vertical vs dipole for 40m — is the vertical really worth the hassle

    Contest Fan,
    • 1 reply
    • 71 views
    John Anderson78

  9. dipole vs vertical for 40m — am i overthinking this

    Rachel Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 33 views
    Rachel Martinez

  10. dipole vs vertical for 40m — is the height thing really that big a deal

    David Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 48 views
    John Johnson

  11. trapped vertical vs simple dipole for 40m — is it even worth the hassle

    Carol Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Anna Petrov

  13. dipole vs vertical for 40m — am i overthinking this

    Moon Bounce,
    • 1 reply
    • 97 views
    Michael Peterson

  14. 40m Quarter-wave vertical with elevated radials - performance analysis

    Michael Miller90,
    • 2 replies
    • 211 views
    John Williams

  15. dipole vs vertical for 40m — am i overthinking this

    Michael Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 53 views
    Michael Thomas

  16. vertical vs dipole for 40m — am i overthinking this

    Lisa Rodriguez91,
    • 1 reply
    • 83 views
    Michael Thompson

  17. vertical vs dipole for 40m — am i overthinking this

    Michael Moore99,
    • 1 reply
    • 121 views
    Jessica Thomas

  19. dipole vs vertical for 40m — am i overthinking this

    Sarah Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 155 views
    John Williams

  20. Coaxial Sleeve Dipole Construction for HF - Interesting Results

    James Park,
    • 2 replies
    • 498 views
    Tower Climber

  21. inverted V vs straight dipole for 40m — worth the hassle?

    John Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 45 views
    Michael Peterson

  22. Hex Beam vs Traditional Yagi Construction - Element Coupling Analysis

    David Anderson74,
    • 2 replies
    • 211 views
    Emily Davis22

  23. vertical vs dipole for 40m — am i overthinking this

    David Williams95,
    • 1 reply
    • 69 views
    Sarah Moore28

  25. dipole vs vertical for 40m — which one actually works better for local stuff

    Digital Mode,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    Michelle Garcia

  26. Modeling software comparison for HF beam design: EZNEC vs MMANA-GAL results

    Giovanni Rossi,
    • 2 replies
    • 320 views
    Michael Anderson

  27. wire dipole vs vertical for 40m — which is actually worth the hassle

    Steven Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Steven Johnson

  28. fan dipole vs just cutting separate dipoles — worth the hassle?

    Robert Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 98 views
    Gregory Smith

  29. wire dipole vs vertical for 40m - am i overthinking this

    Dave Parker,
    • 1 reply
    • 119 views
    Robert Mitchell

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