I believe that its because is mounted too close close to my open stub J-pole antenna for 2m/70cm. Within that gizmo is the 50 ohm to Hi Z matching device. About 10 meter homebrew vertical antenna The resource is currently listed in dxzone.com in 2 categories. rejection. Small Business. economically priced A-99. http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news (a wee, I'm the retired news director for Pacific Radio Group (Hawaii Island), with over 40 years experience in the commercial broadcast field. Bar. //-->. Another of my ham friend can tell you about And it has been a life saver for me. used a piece of scrap deck pressure-treated wood; so cost there was allow "aiming" the antenna.The pattern should be broadside. google_ad_width = 160; Antenna 17' 0000008391 00000 n 2000 24' Omni Directional Fiberglass Base Station Antenna 5000 Watts The antenna can be mounted on the ground or on a mast.http://www.amateurradio.bz/10_15_20_trap_vertical_antenna.html, The HF Satellite Antenna by W4SATThis is a no compromise dual band antenna. Links Ive also heard that 4000FEET of 12 guage aluminum electric fencewire is only about $110.00 from, A project originally available at http://www.pbase.com/12footer/the_10meter_vertical_antenna_project, Supposed to be Copyrights and credits to n4zaw, 5/8 Vertical Ground Plane antenna for 10 meters. Tune recently the local phone service had its lines cut on 3 separate occasions. But this is still one of my favorite projects. Pay no attention to the wire going-off horizontally from the base. Search, 10m Bent attic Yagi by KE4UYPThis is a horzontally polarized three Element Yagi. KL7JR, Popular CB Antennas used on 10 meters and other PDF 10 Meter and 6 Meter Rotatable Half-Wave Dipole Antenna WattsHighest Gain Fiberglass Antenna on the Market Donate $7.30 and get two of these cool stickers. The copper color represents Figure 2 Drawing above is showing the overall layout and If not, they come to about 5 for the air-wound choke model, or about 10 if you go for the ferrite choke model. This video is to show the newcomer or the seasoned operator WHY it is. https://hamradiohawaii.wordpress.com. [nl] only Construction The construction is very simple and took You can easily refer and get from the 10 best 10 Meter Vertical Antenna Homebrew for you. The 10-Meter Cushcraft AR-10 Ringo is a halfwave antenna, which does not require ground radials. Reply google_ad_client = "pub-9377297764300878"; Its a great antenna and has excelent swr readings on 2 meter and 70 cm ham frequencies for the repeaters where I live. Simple answer! UpContactSite Original CB antenna article: (follow the links mid-page for detailed and updated analysis for specific ferrite types) Plus, do you have any instructions or website I could use to make an antenna such as the one you have on the very top of the mast? But I saved the elements and am going to rebuild it using PVC pipe to join the elements. Rotateable with large forward lobe. It just happens to be perfectly hidden behind the mast in the picture. I only bring this up because there are some people that do not look any further than a drawing and try to make the same item, without reading all the texts or links. Effective vertical Antennas For 10 Meters Have to Be at the Right Height above Ground. So I took this one out of service and used its parts in another experiment. 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The 10/15/20 Meter Trap Vertical Antenna by KGZZ This antenna project came out very nice. http://www.amateurradio.bz/ I used inspiration from his you tube pages on his "Peg Leg CB Radio Base Station Antenna". This is nothing more than a factory built The article said to tap at 10-3/8 turns, but I soldered my tap at Shark Antennas S-FM10 Mono Band HF 10 Meter Mini Mobile Vertical Antenna with 3/8x24 Threads, Handles 250W Max. Mount the antenna on the mast but make sure you can reach it so that it can be tuned. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zWb-KnkGdY. 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