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☀ Solar
SFI 121
SN 99
A 11
K 3 Unsettled
X-Ray A0.0
Wind 424.3 km/s
Aurora 4
Updated 09:30 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Poor 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Fair
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. 20m Vertical vs Horizontal Dipole - Real World Comparison

    Jennifer Liu,
    • 2 replies
    • 436 views
    CW Operator

  2. 40m dipole vs vertical — is the vertical actually worth the hassle

    Michael Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 129 views
    David Wilson59

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

    Steven Wright,
    • 1 reply
    • 158 views
    Bob Williams

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

    Steven Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 112 views
    Ashley Brown21

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

    Michelle Lewis,
    • 1 reply
    • 198 views
    Stephanie Clark

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

    Rachel Adams,
    • 1 reply
    • 114 views
    HF Hunter

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

    Repeater Tech,
    • 1 reply
    • 139 views
    Michelle Brown

  8. Trap vs interlaced vs monoband yagi performance analysis

    Michelle Brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 265 views
    Steve Johnson

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

    DX Hunter,
    • 1 reply
    • 154 views
    Steve Wilson

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

    James Wilson48,
    • 1 reply
    • 181 views
    Jennifer Wu

  12. 80m OCFD Construction - Tuning Results for 133' Total Length

    Giovanni Rossi,
    • 2 replies
    • 587 views
    John Patterson

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

    The DXer,
    • 1 reply
    • 123 views
    Kevin Turner

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

    Ashley Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 95 views
    Sarah Moore

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

    Amanda Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 198 views
    Amanda Clark

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

    Nicole Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 148 views
    Nicole Davis

  17. inverted V vs flat dipole on 40m — actually worth the hassle?

    Michael Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 127 views
    Steven Kumar

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

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

  19. 40m dipole vs vertical for a small city lot — worth the hassle?

    Steven Wright,
    • 1 reply
    • 140 views
    Robert Chen

  20. loaded my 40m dipole center a bit high and now SWR is weird — what am i missing

    Emily Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 144 views
    Betty Johnson

  21. Use of coax as capacitor

    Keith,
    • 0 replies
    • 154 views
    Keith

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