Practical Ham Radio Antennas
On Saturday 13 August 2022, I am presenting a Field Antenna Workshop in Hillsboro, Oregon, for the Washington County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®). Hillsboro is a western suburb of Portland, Oregon (airport code PDX). This workshop is open to others who are interested, although there may be some space limitations. If you are interested […] →Read more
Added a Field Day Checklist to the Field Day Antennas page. Added an improved method of using a traditional rope tensioner in the Alternatives to Knots page. →Read more
Added a table of wire lengths for some common antennas to the Field Day page. →Read more
Added double loops and bisquare to the Loop Antenna Designs and Field Day Antenna Selection page, and the Johnson Matchbox to the Feeding the Antenna section. →Read more
Along with the Field Day Antenna Selection Guide, there are new articles on multiband dipoles, wire yagis, wire quads, and wideband fan dipoles. And watch for more Field Day related articles to come soon! →Read more
9 January 2022 – expanded articles on NVIS and Alternatives to Knots →Read more
You’ll find them under “Feeding”. →Read more
Updates on 28 December 2020: Additions to “Alternatives to Knots”. Added descriptions of 3 different tuners under “Feeding”. Added a Site Map to the main menu, for those who want to explore the site by looking through a complete list of pages, rather than wandering through the links. →Read more
27 October 2021: added Feedline Data Tables for both coax and parallel-conductor line. Updated Backpack Antennas page with more information on feedlines and link to table. →Read more