Difference between revisions of "HF Antennas"

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No doubt about it, without a good antenna, no matter how good the receiver, you will not hear much of anything. These links should help even a newcomer feel comfortable about selecting and installing a HF antenna. There's several technical links for the experimenters in us, along with several commercial retailers. Warm up those soldering irons and get busy!

If you're a newcomer or old hat, or anywhere in between, when installing antennas, Safety First.
Make this link a must read. Don't become a statistic!

Commercial Retailers

Active Antennas

Other Manufacturers/Suppliers

MW (AM Band) Rejection Filters

Homebrew and Technical

Where to start?

What about indoors?

Technical and construction topics

Active Loops, Active Voltage Probe and Wire Antennas; A Statistical Review of the Performance of Six Antennas (Part 1) PDF File
A Waterproof Shielded Housing for Active Short Monopole Antennas (PDF)
Active Antennas KB6RWX
Amateur 7 Element Yagi calculator
An Active Ferrite Rod with Remote Tuning (PDF)
An Attic Coaxial Cable Trap Dipole for 10,15,20,30,40 and 80 Meters
Antenna Lessons from Old Timers (EHam article)
Antenna Street.com
Antennex Magazine - Very technical discussions,construction projects and reviews are presented here
Antentop - Partially in Russian
Balun-Designs.com
Bobtails and Half Squares
Complementary Push Pull Amplifiers for Active Antennas (PDF)
DIY Antenna Mounting Bracket
End Fed Half wave wire
Need a coax attachment to feed a fan dipole? Take a look at the Fan Dipole Attachment designed by chgomonitor
Feeding a Folded Dipole
Folded Dipoles
Grounding Bulkhead with supressors for your scanning station
- Although the above article mentions a scanning station, this applies to HF, too
Grounding is Key to Good Reception (Blog article)
HFLink ALE Antennas (fan dipoles)
Joe Carr's Technical Notes - via DXing.com
Hard Core DX Antennas Page - Technical Discussions, Plans, Hidden Antennas and more
Reinventing the tape dipole via eHam
Shortened Folded Dipoles via eHam
Six Band HF Center-Loaded Off Center Fed Dipole
The Terminated Tilted Folded Dipole (T2FD)
The Folded Dipole Antenna
The NB6Zep Antenna
Understanding Antennas for the Non-Technical Ham (PDF)
VE7SL -PA0RDT E Probe Antenna - Blog Notes
W5GI Mystery antenna

MFJ Antenna Talk series

Indexed Links

AMANDX Indexed Articles

AMANDX = Association of Manitoba DXers. Their home page is here

Magnetic Longwire Baluns (MLBs)

Reviews

Yahoo and other Groups

Back to Antennas
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 ==Commercial Retailers==
 ; Active Antennas
-* [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mt1999reviews.html#Whip Active SW Whip for Handhelds - MT review]
+*[http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant/2531.html Bonito Boni-Whip (via Universal Radio)]
-* [http://www.dxengineering.com/ProductDetail.asp?ID=219&SecID=79&DeptID=12 DX Engineering Active Receive antenna]
+**[http://swling.com/blog/2017/04/the-bonito-boni-whip-goes-from-strength-to-strength-hardcore-dxing-in-compact-package/ Bonito Boni Whip review]
-* [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mtrevufeb05.pdf LF Engineering H-900 Gainprobe Antenna Review from MT (PDF)]
+* [http://www.cliftonlaboratories.com/z1501_active_antenna.htm Clifton Laboratories Z-1501]
-* [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mt2002reviews.html#MFJ-1020C%20Active%20Antenna MFJ1020C Active Antenna review from MT]
+* [http://www.crosscountrywireless.net/active_antenna.html Cross Country Wireless HF Active Antenna]
+* [http://www.grahn-spezialantennen.de/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2NVfLyVdvMEQK5Ha87bb6ZHyxETwuGwoklFIh_Ai8i1gYNMBPa2QW7EDo  Grahn GS5 Active Antennas] (in German)
 * [http://www.northcountryradio.com/Kitpages/actant.htm North Country Radio Active Antenna]
 ** [http://www.northcountryradio.com/Published/actant_0896/page1.htm Pop Electronics 1997 article on the North Country Active Antenna]
 ; Other Manufacturers/Suppliers
 * [http://www.alphadeltacom.com/ Alpha Delta Communications]
+* [http://www.balundesigns.com/servlet/StoreFront Balun-Designs.com]
 * [http://www.bwantennas.com/ama/amaindex.htm Barker and Williamson Amateur Products]
 * [http://hamcall.net/7bandocf.html Buckmaster 7 Band OCF dipole]
-* [http://www.buxcomm.com BuxComm Home Page]
 * [http://www.k1jek.com/ Cobra UltraLite]
 * [http://www.durhamradio.com Durham Radio (Canada)]
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 ** [http://www.durhamradio.com/s/home.php?cat=1904 Single/Multiband Dipoles and Slopers]
 ** [http://www.durhamradio.com/s/home.php?cat=1612 Amateur Portable antennas]
-* [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mtrevusep04.html DWM 'Yo Yo'Antenna Review from MT (PDF)]
-* [http://www.grove-ent.com/shortwaveantennas.html Grove SW/MW Antennas]
 * [http://www.hamradiofun.com/ Ham Radio Fun - Antennas]
 * [http://www.iacantennas.com/  International Antenna Corporation]
 * [http://www.lowbander.com/ Lowbander.com]
 ** Look at the bottom of the page
-* [http://www.keyconcepts.us/endfedz.htm PAR EF-SWL antenna]
+* [http://www.lnrprecision.com/endfedz/ PAR EF-SWL antenna]
-** [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mt2003reviews.html#PAR%20End%20Fed%20Z%20EF-SWL%20Antenna PAR End Fed Z EF-SWL Antenna review from MT]
 * [http://www.radiowavz.com/ Radiowavz]
 * [http://www.radioworks.com/PDFantenna.html RadioWorks catalog pages (PDF)]
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 ** [http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamwire.html Universal Radio Amateur Antennas]
 * [http://w8amz.com/Products.html W8AMZ Products]
-* [http://www.wellbrook.uk.com/index.html Wellbrook Communications]
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 == MW (AM Band) Rejection Filters ==
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 * [http://www.kiwa.us/bcblw.html Kiwa Broadcast Band Filter for Longwires]
 * [http://www.parelectronics.com/swl_filters.htm PAR BCST-HPF Filter]
-** [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mt2001reviews.html#PAR%20AM%20Broadcast%20Filter PAR AM Broadcast Filter review from MT]
 * [http://www.scannermaster.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=39 Scanner Master Filters page]
 * [http://www.stridsberg.com/prod02.htm Stridsberg Engineering Filters]
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 ==Homebrew and Technical==
 ; Where to start?
-* [http://www.electronics-tutorials.com/antennas/antenna-basics.htm/ Antenna Basics]
+* [http://www.electronics-tutorials.com/antennas/antenna-basics.htm Antenna Basics]
-* [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/ant-2.html Antenna Terms and Build a Dipole Antenna - from the MT Website]
 * [http://www.hamuniverse.com/shortwaveantenna.html Build a Multiband SW antenna (from the Hamuniverse site)]
-* [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/ant-1.html Definition, History and Building a Random Length antenna - from the MT website]
-* [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mtswlprimer3.html Getting Started in SWL Listening Part III: Antennas, Accessories and Niche Listening]
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 ; What about indoors?
 * [http://www.eham.net/articles/16597 Attic Antennas --Always Surprise Me (John Schriener Jr. N2LK via EHam)]
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 * [http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/hidden/carploop.html The Carpet Loop -via Hard Core DX]
 * [[The McGyver(tm) special]]
-<br>
 ; Technical and construction topics
+* [http://www.cliftonlaboratories.com/Documents/Loop%20vs%20Loop%20Final-Final.pdf Active Loops, Active Voltage Probe and Wire Antennas; A Statistical Review of the Performance of Six Antennas (Part 1)] PDF File
 * [http://www.home.earthlink.net/~christrask/Waterproof%20Monopole%20Housing.pdf A Waterproof Shielded Housing for Active Short Monopole Antennas (PDF)]
 * [[Active Antennas KB6RWX]]
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 * [http://www.antennex.com/ Antennex Magazine] - Very technical discussions,construction projects and reviews are presented here
 * [http://www.antentop.bel.ru/ Antentop] - Partially in Russian
+* [http://www.balundesigns.com/servlet/StoreFront Balun-Designs.com]
 * [http://www.angelfire.com/md/k3ky/page38.html Bobtails and Half Squares]
 * [http://www.home.earthlink.net/~christrask/Complementary%20Push-Pull%20Amplifiers.pdf Complementary Push Pull Amplifiers for Active Antennas (PDF)]
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 * [http://www.iw5edi.com/ham-radio/5/grounding-is-key-to-good-reception Grounding is Key to Good Reception (Blog article)]
 * [http://hflink.com/antenna/ HFLink ALE Antennas (fan dipoles)]
-* [http://users.erols.com/k3mt/inv_u/u_160.htm Inverted U antenna]
 * [http://www.dxing.com/tnotes.htm Joe Carr's Technical Notes - via DXing.com]
 * [http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/ Hard Core DX Antennas Page] - Technical Discussions, Plans, Hidden Antennas and more
-* [http://www.dxer.ca/file-area/cat_view/103-proceedings/104-antennas 'Proceedings' articles on HF Antennas (PDF)] Some are very technical discussions
 * [http://www.eham.net/articles/5523 Reinventing the tape dipole] via eHam
 * [http://www.eham.net/articles/25932 Shortened Folded Dipoles] via eHam
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 * [http://www.radio-electronics.com/info/antennas/dipole/folded_dipole.php The Folded Dipole Antenna]
 * [http://mysite.verizon.net/nb6z/nb6zep.htm The NB6Zep Antenna]
+* [http://www.hamuniverse.com/n4jaantennabook.pdf Understanding Antennas for the Non-Technical Ham (PDF)]
+* [http://ve7sl.blogspot.com/search/label/PA0RDT VE7SL -PA0RDT E Probe Antenna - Blog Notes]
 * [http://www.w5gi.com/mysteryantenna.htm W5GI Mystery antenna]
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 ; MFJ Antenna Talk series
 * [http://www.mfjenterprises.com/antennatalk1.php Basic Collinear Arrays]
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 * [http://www.mfjenterprises.com/ultimatevertical.php Ultimate Vertical Portable Antenna]
 * [http://www.mfjenterprises.com/antennatalk7.php 1/2 Wavelength L Antenna]
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 ==Indexed Links==
 * [http://ac6v.com/antprojects.htm AC6V antenna links]
 * [[Basic HF Antennas]]
+* [http://www.w0btu.com/Beverage_antennas.html#Beverage_Antenna_Transformers Beverage Antenna Transformers]
 * [http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Antennas/ DX Zone Antennas Catalog]
 * [http://www.qsl.net/w4sat/antenna.htm The Antenna Elmer]
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 ==Magnetic Longwire Baluns (MLBs)==
 * [http://users.netonecom.net/~swordman/Radio/unun.htm Doug's Antenna Transformers Page]
-* [http://www.geocities.com/qrp_baluns/LM.html Erickson Engineering]
 * [http://www.iceradioproducts.com/reconly.html#Beverage%20Matching  Industrial Communications Engineers - ICE Model 180 LMB]
 ** [http://www.naswa.net/badx/ice.htm Review of the ICE Model 180 LMB via BADX]
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 ** [http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/feed/magbal2.html Magnetic Longwire Balun - Not Really a Balun]
 ** [http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/feed/magbal1.html Magnetic Longwire Balun - A Con or Not?]
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 ==Reviews==
 * [http://www.dxing.info/equipment/ DXing.Info Equipment Page]
 * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/products/13 EHam reviews of antennas (Wire,Verticals)]
-* [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mt2002reviews.html#The%20Miracle%20Whip Miracle Whip review from MT]
-* [http://strongsignals.net/access/content/opi_ant.html#p0001 Strong Signals User Antenna Opinions]
-* '''NOTE:''' Mixed Scanner and HF/MW Loop antennas mentioned here
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-==Yahoo Groups==
+==Yahoo and other Groups==
+* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/EndFedHalfWaveAntennas/ End Fed Half Wave Antennas (Facebook)]
 * [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/ Shortwave SWL Antenna]
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