Jim has a very difficult question. He is asking If you increase the diameter of the active element, in a dipole, would that increse the bandwidth and reduce the Q? He also is woundering if a tube of aluminnm window screen, would work as a dipole because of skin effect. Watch to learn more.
Antenna
2-Element parasitic Yagis by DK7ZB – 10 15 20 30 meters
2-Element parasitic Yagis by DK7ZB for the Shortwave-Bands 10m-30m No other antenna has a better relation between gain and expense than the 2-E... Read more
Ultra-Portable Antenna Rotor System
Antenna Rotor Product Description INTRODUCTORY PRICE of $329.00 The Portable Rotation 12 Volt Ultra-Portable Rotor system, Model 12PR1A, has be... Read more
Lesson 6.1 Antenna Basics
Antenna Basics “General Class Ham Radio instructional video, introduces Section 6.1 in the ARRL General Class License Manual. The section is ext... Read more
40 METER 1/4 WAVE VERTICAL WIRE-MONOPOLE by W8AMZ
The W8AMZ 40m Vertical Wire Monopole antenna uses just three elements, a vertical driven element and two counterpoise radials, to deliver outst... Read more
Ground Radial Wire For Vertical – Ham Radio Antenna
In this video I show the ground radial wire I use, and talk about laying a radial field under my Hustler 4BTV vertical ham radio antenna ... Read more
CobWeb Aerial by M0PZT
The CobWeb offers the following features : 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m operation Compact and easy to handle – Around 8ft square Doesn’t have to be too hi... Read more
Active Antenna Amplifier (model AAA-1C)
Active Antenna Amplifier The Kit The amplifier kit consists of the following parts: Amplifier board (mounted and tested) Control board (mounted and te... Read more
Tuning SparkPlug and CAHRtenna Antennas for POTA & SOTA
In this video we tune up the Sparkplug and CAHRtenna antennas. Two great antennas for getting out and playing Portable Ham Radio such as Parks on the... Read more
Review
Universal Radio presents the Yaesu FT-65R
The FT-65R is a very compact, ruggedly constructed Handheld VHF/UHF with three selectable power settings 5W / 2.5W / 0.5W allowing each user to select... Read more
Elecraft K4 Presentation at QSO Virtual Ham EXPO 2021
Eric demos the K4 with latest features at the QSO Today Virtual Ham EXPO 3_2021 Read more
FAA-450 Antenna Analyzer Quick Review
The FAA-450 Antenna Analyzer is an open source project built from STM32-F7 Discovery board. This project originated from “EU1KY Antenna Analyzer V3”,... Read more
Alpha Mag Loop Review, Interview with K7AGE at Pacificon – K6UDA Radio Episode 31
Here’s the review of the Alpha Antennas Magnetic Loop. Stay Tuned for the big 3 way shootout with the Chameleon P Loop & the Alexloop. I... Read more
Output Power vs. S-Units
“This is one of the most important concepts in ham radio… the relationship between transmitted power and received signal strength. Sadly,... Read more
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Ultra Portable Transceiver Radio – XIEGU X6100 – ML&S [ Review ]
XIEGU X6100 For this week’s video, Gary gives us an overview of the new Xiegu X6100. X6100 is an ultra-portable shortwave transceiver. It adopts... Read more
Comparing the RSP1 and RSP2 – SDRplay
SDRplay RSP2 Over on YouTube user Mile Kokotov has uploaded two new videos that show both the SDRplay RSP1 and RSP2 receiving VLF, LF and AM BC signal... Read more
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