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HF Antennas

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

  1. my inverted V is way down compared to my old vertical, what am I missing

    Ashley Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 211 views
    Amanda Thomas

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

    Michael Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 62 views
    Michael Thomas

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

    Lisa Rodriguez91,
    • 1 reply
    • 95 views
    Michael Thompson

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

    Michael Moore99,
    • 1 reply
    • 134 views
    Jessica Thomas

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

    Sarah Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 164 views
    John Williams

  7. Coaxial Sleeve Dipole Construction for HF - Interesting Results

    James Park,
    • 2 replies
    • 513 views
    Tower Climber

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

    John Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Michael Peterson

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

    David Anderson74,
    • 2 replies
    • 222 views
    Emily Davis22

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

    David Williams95,
    • 1 reply
    • 74 views
    Sarah Moore28

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

    Digital Mode,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    Michelle Garcia

  13. wire dipole vs vertical for 40m — is it even worth comparing

    Christine Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    Ham Fan 24

  14. finally built a fan dipole for 40/20/15 — some notes on what actually worked

    Christine Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 122 views
    Patricia Garcia

  15. 40m dipole vs vertical — which actually works better for dx from a flat lot

    Bob Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views
    Sarah Williams

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

    Giovanni Rossi,
    • 2 replies
    • 327 views
    Michael Anderson

  17. dipole vs vertical for 40m — cant decide and kind of going in circles

    Emily Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 67 views
    Michael Rodriguez

  19. inverted V vs flat top dipole on 40m — worth the hassle?

    Steven Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 51 views
    Michelle Taylor

  20. 40m dipole vs vertical — fed up with the noise floor on the dipole honestly

    Jennifer Wu,
    • 1 reply
    • 92 views
    James Moore

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

    Steven Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 75 views
    Steven Johnson

  22. 40m dipole vs vertical — anyone actually done a real comparison at home?

    Amanda Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 79 views
    James Taylor

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

    Jennifer Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Michael Thompson

  25. SWR over 3:1 with new 80m trap dipole - feedline loss masking true mismatch?

    Mike Rodriguez,
    • 2 replies
    • 631 views
    Sarah Mitchell94

  26. 80m dipole acting weird at my new QTH

    John Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 182 views
    Carol Davis

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

    Robert Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 107 views
    Gregory Smith

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

    Dave Parker,
    • 1 reply
    • 128 views
    Robert Mitchell

  29. inverted V vs flat top dipole — worth the hassle to get it flat?

    Lisa Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 68 views
    John Williams

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