BIG antennas…

I’ve had this long held dream of getting on top-band with a full size antenna!  Just imagine what could be achieved on a winters night with a full wave loop 😉  Even a full sized 1/4 wave vertical with a…

Linear loaded 40m dipole

Whilst investigating options for a new 20m/40m antenna at my station I came across a QST magazine article by Lew Gordon, K4VX about a linear loaded dipole for 40m.  It’s not dual band, but it did catch my eye due to the well…

The Dipole Antenna

There is a good introductory segment by Gordon West, WB6NOA to the dipole antenna, the benefits of a resonant vs non-resonant antenna and a discussion of other simple wire antenna’s near the start of the the latest Ham Nation episode.  We…