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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 — am i overthinking this

    Packet Radio,
    • 1 reply
    • 16 views
    Carlos Martinez

  2. Hairpin matching for 20m 3-element Yagi - impedance transformation issues

    Nicole Larsen,
    • 2 replies
    • 124 views
    John Taylor

  3. Ground radial system performance: 16 radials vs 32 radials on 40m vertical

    Sarah Chen,
    • 2 replies
    • 563 views
    Sarah Chen

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

    Linda Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 16 views
    Contest Fan

  5. dipole vs vertical for 40m — can't decide and my yard isn't helping

    John Williams99,
    • 1 reply
    • 14 views
    Karen Lewis

  7. 40m dipole vs vertical — which actually performs better at low angles

    Kevin O'Connor,
    • 1 reply
    • 6 views
    Emily Johnson

  8. inverted V vs flat top dipole for 40m — actually worth the hassle?

    Bob Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 33 views
    Priya Patel

  9. 40m dipole vs vertical - trying to decide what to put up first

    Tom Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 37 views
    CW Operator

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

    Amanda Johnson64,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Robert Chen

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

    Northern Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 120 views
    Ashley Brown

  13. dipole vs vertical for 40m — can't decide and my yard is making it worse

    Daniel Smith,
    • 1 reply
    • 58 views
    Amanda Wright

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

    Carol White,
    • 1 reply
    • 81 views
    Daniel Taylor

  15. dipole vs vertical for 40m — is the difference really that big in practice?

    Repeater Tech,
    • 1 reply
    • 18 views
    Amanda Williams

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

    Microwave Guy,
    • 1 reply
    • 22 views
    Robert Mitchell

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

    Mike Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 21 views
    Lisa Rodriguez91

  19. wire dipole vs vertical for 40m — which one actually works better in practice

    Jessica Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 12 views
    Bob Williams

  20. vertical vs dipole for 40m — what am i missing here

    Daniel Smith,
    • 1 reply
    • 26 views
    Stephanie Clark

  21. Mosley TA-33M vs modern interlaced designs - real-world DX performance comparison

    Radio Geek,
    • 2 replies
    • 495 views
    Steve Johnson

  22. Vertical Antenna Radials - Elevated vs Ground Mount Performance Question

    Jennifer Adams,
    • 2 replies
    • 298 views
    James Park

  23. 40m dipole vs vertical — what am i missing here

    Patricia Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 77 views
    James Moore18

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

    James Brown39,
    • 1 reply
    • 27 views
    James Brown39

  26. dipole vs vertical for 40m — is it even worth arguing about

    Mike Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 37 views
    Michelle Brown

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

    DX Hunter,
    • 1 reply
    • 84 views
    Ashley Johnson24

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

    The DXer,
    • 1 reply
    • 26 views
    Kevin Turner

  29. my dipole vs the vertical I borrowed — kind of surprised by results

    Ashley Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 21 views
    Sarah Moore

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