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SFI 128
SN 73
A 6
K 1 Quiet
X-Ray B9.3
Wind 401.6 km/s
Aurora 2
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Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Fair
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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 it even worth the hassle

    Rachel Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 45 views
    Lisa Chen

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

    David Davis44,
    • 1 reply
    • 51 views
    David Davis44

  3. Dog leg on long wire side on Carolina Windom antenna

    Doug,
    • 0 replies
    • 51 views
    Doug

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

    Emily Wilson23,
    • 1 reply
    • 49 views
    Emily Wilson23

  5. finally built a fan dipole for 40/20/15 — some thoughts after a few weeks

    David Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Daniel Taylor

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

    Paul Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 50 views
    Ashley Anderson73

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

    Jessica Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 48 views
    Linda Chen

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

    Linda Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Patricia Davis

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

    Paul Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 61 views
    Paul Wilson

  11. inverted V vs flat top dipole — does it actually matter that much?

    Sarah Anderson50,
    • 1 reply
    • 90 views
    Carlos Mendez

  13. fed up with my vertical, thinking about putting up a dipole instead

    Lisa Wang,
    • 1 reply
    • 44 views
    Karen Brown

  14. inverted V vs flat top dipole — is there actually a real difference at HF?

    Brian Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 70 views
    Brian Mitchell

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

    Contest Fan,
    • 1 reply
    • 89 views
    John Anderson78

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

    Rachel Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 42 views
    Rachel Martinez

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

    David Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 56 views
    John Johnson

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

    Carol Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 74 views
    Anna Petrov

  20. 40m dipole vs vertical — cant decide, maybe someone can talk me out of it

    Linda Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 69 views
    Jennifer Williams

  21. my 40m dipole keeps acting weird after i moved it

    Michael Moore99,
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views
    Catherine O'Brien

  22. 40m dipole vs vertical — fed up with the tradeoffs, just want opinions

    Rebecca Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 82 views
    Sarah Thompson

  23. 40m dipole vs vertical - which is actually better for casual DX work

    Jessica Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 79 views
    Michael Brown79

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

    James Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 56 views
    Brian Murphy

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

    Moon Bounce,
    • 1 reply
    • 103 views
    Michael Peterson

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

    Maria Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 214 views
    Rick Anderson

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

    Steven Wright,
    • 1 reply
    • 116 views
    David Kowalski

  29. 40m Quarter-wave vertical with elevated radials - performance analysis

    Michael Miller90,
    • 2 replies
    • 233 views
    John Williams

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