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☀ Solar
SFI 125
SN 85
A 7
K 1 Quiet
X-Ray C1.7
Wind 403.4 km/s
Aurora 1
Updated 03:00 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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HF Antennas

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

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

    Christopher Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 44 views
    Nicole Martin

  2. inverted V vs flat top dipole — worth the hassle of getting it flat?

    CW Operator,
    • 1 reply
    • 121 views
    David Chen

  3. loaded my first dipole for 40m and the swr is driving me crazy

    Robert Taylor83,
    • 1 reply
    • 79 views
    Amanda Anderson

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

    Robert Moore66,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Rachel Garcia

  5. inverted V vs flat dipole — actually worth the difference in practice?

    Ham Fan,
    • 1 reply
    • 29 views
    Contester

  7. dipole vs vertical for 40m — is the hassle worth it

    Mike74,
    • 1 reply
    • 95 views
    Michelle Brown

  8. 40m dipole vs vertical for dx — is it even worth the hassle

    Linda Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 48 views
    Michelle Brown

  9. vertical vs dipole for 40m — is it really that simple

    James Patterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 38 views
    David Davis41

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

    Christopher Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 21 views
    Sarah Johnson

  11. finally tried a fan dipole vs my old vertical — some thoughts

    Amanda Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 87 views
    Brian Murphy

  13. SWR issues with 20M vertical dipole - choke balun placement

    Sarah Johnson,
    • 2 replies
    • 142 views
    James Park

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

    Carlos Mendez,
    • 1 reply
    • 61 views
    Carlos Mendez

  15. 40m dipole vs vertical — is the vertical actually worth the hassle

    Michael Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 27 views
    David Wilson59

  16. dipole vs vertical for 40m - is it even worth comparing

    Steven Wright,
    • 1 reply
    • 77 views
    Bob Williams

  17. 20m Vertical vs Horizontal Dipole - Real World Comparison

    Jennifer Liu,
    • 2 replies
    • 307 views
    CW Whisperer

  19. inverted V vs regular dipole — actually worth the hassle?

    Michelle Lewis,
    • 1 reply
    • 47 views
    Stephanie Clark

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

    Rachel Adams,
    • 1 reply
    • 34 views
    HF Hunter

  21. dipole vs vertical for 40m — is it even worth debating anymore

    Repeater Tech,
    • 1 reply
    • 27 views
    Michelle Brown

  22. 20m vertical dipole construction - radials vs elevated counterpoise?

    Amanda Davis,
    • 2 replies
    • 131 views
    James Wilson

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

    Steven Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 32 views
    Ashley Brown21

  25. dipole vs vertical for 40m — which actually performs better in practice

    James Wilson48,
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views
    Rebecca Martinez

  26. Trap vs interlaced vs monoband yagi performance analysis

    Michelle Brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 133 views
    Emily Thomas17

  27. dipole vs vertical for 40m — cant decide and tired of reading conflicting info

    Amanda Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 90 views
    James Thomas

  28. dipole vs vertical for 40m — which is actually worth building first

    Nicole Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 66 views
    Ham Fan 24

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

    Kevin O'Brien,
    • 1 reply
    • 25 views
    Kevin O'Brien

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