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End-fed or longwire
Technically a true longwire needs to be at least one wavelength long, but Hams commonly call any end-fed wire a longwire or random wire antenna
post 27 Jan 2024
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160m mini portable End Fed Half Wave Tuner
The setup for 160m and 40m using an end fed half wave tuner and a kite is simple and easy to setup
160 meter end fed
With this length of wire a coil of 11 turns is required, resonating the antenna on 1.950MHz with an SWR of 1.5:1
40m End Fed Half Wave EFHW Antenna
The feed point of the EFHW is in the order of 3000 to 5000 ohms while the 1/2 wave dipole will be closer to 50 ohms in the inverted V configuration
60 Meter End Fed Half Wave Antenna Tuner
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The setup for 160m and 40m using an end fed half wave tuner and a kite is simple and easy to setup
With this length of wire a coil of 11 turns is required, resonating the antenna on 1.950MHz with an SWR of 1.5:1
The feed point of the EFHW is in the order of 3000 to 5000 ohms while the 1/2 wave dipole will be closer to 50 ohms in the inverted V configuration
Take off angle of horizontal antenna For horizontal polarization, the electric field will move sideways on a horizontal plane, while for vertical polarization it will oscillate up and down on a vertical plane