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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
End-fed or longwire

Antenna End Fed Links

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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


Take off angle of horizontal antenna

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

A remote antenna switch

A remote antenna switch An abiding dislike for bundles of cables running on the exterior of my house, so a remote antenna switch seemed like a good idea

5 element yagi antenna for 28.5 Mhz

5 element yagi antenna for 28.5 Mhz Gamma match will be made with a 1/2 "aluminum tube and a 75 cm coaxial piece of RG8 without sock and sheath inside the tube