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Shortening your dipole
Loaded dipole antenna that is intended to fit in available space
post 23 Feb 2024
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Antenna 40 Meter Links →
A shortened 40 meter rotary dipole
After using verticals for 40 meter and last year a delta loop this year I choose to make a rotatable dipole
40 meter top loaded vertical 7 MHz
My homebrew vertical antenna worked great for FD netting me 60 contacts in 23 U.S. states
40m Band, portable dipole
Scale 1:100 all dimensions in meters. Overall length 16.6 m, f = 7 MHz
40m Standard half-wave Dipole Antenna
My 40m coaxial dipole antenna worked surprisingly well, considering how many compromises it was dealing with
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After using verticals for 40 meter and last year a delta loop this year I choose to make a rotatable dipole
My homebrew vertical antenna worked great for FD netting me 60 contacts in 23 U.S. states
Scale 1:100 all dimensions in meters. Overall length 16.6 m, f = 7 MHz
My 40m coaxial dipole antenna worked surprisingly well, considering how many compromises it was dealing with
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Linear loaded short dipole 21Mhz For my amateur radio activities on the HF bands I only have a 3.6 m wide balcony available for antennas. After some study I decided to experiment with a shortened dipole for the 15 m band