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SFI 121
SN 99
A 11
K 3 Unsettled
X-Ray C4.3
Wind 719.1 km/s
Aurora 8
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Night 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Poor

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HF Antennas

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

  1. 40m Quarter-wave vertical with elevated radials - performance analysis

    Michael Miller90,
    • 2 replies
    • 309 views
    John Williams

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

    Ashley Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 279 views
    Amanda Thomas

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

    Michael Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 120 views
    Michael Thomas

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

    Lisa Rodriguez91,
    • 1 reply
    • 157 views
    Michael Thompson

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

    Michael Moore99,
    • 1 reply
    • 182 views
    Jessica Thomas

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

    Sarah Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 229 views
    John Williams

  7. Coaxial Sleeve Dipole Construction for HF - Interesting Results

    James Park,
    • 2 replies
    • 575 views
    Tower Climber

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

    John Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 118 views
    Michael Peterson

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

    David Anderson74,
    • 2 replies
    • 313 views
    Emily Davis22

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

    David Williams95,
    • 1 reply
    • 134 views
    Sarah Moore28

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

    Digital Mode,
    • 1 reply
    • 131 views
    Michelle Garcia

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

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

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

    Christine Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 173 views
    Patricia Garcia

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

    Bob Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 155 views
    Sarah Williams

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

    Giovanni Rossi,
    • 2 replies
    • 378 views
    Michael Anderson

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

    Emily Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 137 views
    Michael Rodriguez

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

    Steven Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 123 views
    Michelle Taylor

  19. 40m dipole vs vertical — fed up with the noise floor on the dipole honestly

    Jennifer Wu,
    • 1 reply
    • 154 views
    James Moore

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

    Steven Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 147 views
    Steven Johnson

  21. 40m dipole vs vertical — anyone actually done a real comparison at home?

    Amanda Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 123 views
    James Taylor

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

    Jennifer Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 121 views
    Michael Thompson

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

    Mike Rodriguez,
    • 2 replies
    • 706 views
    Sarah Mitchell94

  24. 80m dipole acting weird at my new QTH

    John Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 225 views
    Carol Davis

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

    Robert Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 161 views
    Gregory Smith

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

    Dave Parker,
    • 1 reply
    • 172 views
    Robert Mitchell

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