Difference between revisions of "HF Antennas"
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==Commercial Retailers== | ==Commercial Retailers== | ||
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| + | * [http://www.grahn-spezialantennen.de/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2NVfLyVdvMEQK5Ha87bb6ZHyxETwuGwoklFIh_Ai8i1gYNMBPa2QW7EDo Grahn GS5 Active Antennas] (in German) | ||
| + | * [https://mfjenterprises.com/collections/antenna/products/mfj-1020c MFJ 1020C] | ||
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* [https://www.bonito.net/hamradio/en/category/products/antennas/ Bonito Antennas page] | * [https://www.bonito.net/hamradio/en/category/products/antennas/ Bonito Antennas page] | ||
**[http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant/2531.html Bonito Boni-Whip (via Universal Radio)] | **[http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant/2531.html Bonito Boni-Whip (via Universal Radio)] | ||
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* [https://tinyurl.com/y9onekzk Dressler Active Antennas] sold by Broadband Power Technology | * [https://tinyurl.com/y9onekzk Dressler Active Antennas] sold by Broadband Power Technology | ||
* [https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-arav4-2p DX Engineering ARAV4-2P Active Antennas] | * [https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-arav4-2p DX Engineering ARAV4-2P Active Antennas] | ||
| − | + | * [https://mfjenterprises.com/collections/antenna/products/mfj-1024 MFJ 1024] | |
| − | * [https://mfjenterprises.com/collections/antenna/ | ||
* [http://qrpkits.com/activeantenna.html Pacific Antenna Active Antenna kit] | * [http://qrpkits.com/activeantenna.html Pacific Antenna Active Antenna kit] | ||
* [http://www.dxing.info/equipment/dx1pro.dx RF Systems DX-1 Pro Active Antenna] | * [http://www.dxing.info/equipment/dx1pro.dx RF Systems DX-1 Pro Active Antenna] | ||
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* [http://www.vibroplex.com/contents/en-us/p3415.html Vibroplex PAR EF-SWL Antenna] | * [http://www.vibroplex.com/contents/en-us/p3415.html Vibroplex PAR EF-SWL Antenna] | ||
* [https://www.winradio.com/home/antennas.htm WinRadio Antennas] | * [https://www.winradio.com/home/antennas.htm WinRadio Antennas] | ||
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==Homebrew and Technical== | ==Homebrew and Technical== | ||
Revision as of 15:32, 11 August 2021
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!
Contents
Commercial Retailers
- Active Antennas (Indoors)
- Grahn GS5 Active Antennas (in German)
- MFJ 1020C
- Active Antennas (Outdoor)
- Bonito Antennas page
- Cross Country Wireless HF Active Antenna
- Dressler Active Antennas sold by Broadband Power Technology
- DX Engineering ARAV4-2P Active Antennas
- MFJ 1024
- Pacific Antenna Active Antenna kit
- RF Systems DX-1 Pro Active Antenna
- SWLing.com Aritcles
- How to Properly Install A Mini Whip Antenna In An Noisy Urban Environment
- Bonito Boni Whip review
- Traveling and DXing with the Bonito MegActive MA305 Antenna
- New antenna from Bonito: The MegaDipole MD300DX wideband active dipole
- Test the MegaDipole MD300DX wideband active dipole via a KiwiSDR
- Other Manufacturers/Suppliers
- Alpha Delta Communications
- Balun-Designs.com
- Barker and Williamson
- Buckmaster 7 Band OCF dipole
- Chameleon CHA MPAS Lite
- Cobra UltraLite
- DoxyTronics EFHW-728A Signal Slinger
- Godar DXR-1000 AM/SW/FM Antenna
- Ham Radio Fun - Antennas
- HVend .3-30 Mhz SWL antenna
- Lowbander.com
- Look at the bottom of the page
- MFJ Wire Antennas and related
- Moonraker X1-HF Vertical
- MyAntennas.com
- Palomar Engineers
- Radiowavz
- SGC Base Station Antennas
- SGC Portable, Mobile and Whip Antennas
- Universal Radio SW/MW Antennas
- Universal Radio Amateur Antennas
- Vibroplex PAR EF-SWL Antenna
- WinRadio Antennas
Homebrew and Technical
- Where to start?
- What is HAAT?
- What is ERP?
- Antenna Basics
- If you are using a portable and want to add a bit of protection against static electricity, or want to add a crude RF Gain control, see this article for a simple project you can build.
- What about indoors?
- Attic Antennas --Always Surprise Me (John Schriener Jr. N2LK via EHam)
- The Carpet Loop -via Hard Core DX
- The McGyver(tm) special
- Technical and construction topics
- A Waterproof Shielded Housing for Active Short Monopole Antennas (PDF)
- Active Antennas KB6RWX
- Amateur 7 Element Yagi calculator
- An Attic Coaxial Cable Trap Dipole for 10,15,20,30,40 and 80 Meters
- Antenna Lessons from Old Timers (EHam article)
- Antenna Projects of Frank N4SPP
- Beverage Antenna
- Bobtails and Half Squares
- Broadband Butterfly Terminated Dipole (YouTube video)
- The Broomstick Antenna
- Complementary Push Pull Amplifiers for Active Antennas (PDF)
- DIY Antenna Mounting Bracket
- End Fed Half wave wire
- The EWE in the Garden
- 49:1 End Fed Half Wave Antenna 80-10 meters (YouTube video)
- Need a coax attachment to feed a fan dipole? Take a look at the Fan Dipole Attachment designed by chgomonitor
- Feeding a Folded Dipole
- 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)
- Homebrew rotatable ferrite antenna via SWLing.com
- Joe Carr's Technical Notes - via DXing.com
- Hard Core DX Antennas Page - Technical Discussions, Plans, Hidden Antennas and more
- How to Build a Simple Linear Loaded Dipole for low noise SW Listening via SWLing.com
- Magnetic Longwire Balun - Not really a Balun
- Magnetic Longwire Balun - A Con or Not?
- Monitoring Times - All About Antennas
- PA0FRI Technical Information for Hams
- Reinventing the tape dipole via eHam
- Shortened Folded Dipoles via eHam
- Six Band HF Center-Loaded Off Center Fed Dipole
- Stealth Antennas - Amazon Kindle
- The Terminated Tilted Folded Dipole (T2FD)
- The Folded Dipole Antenna
- The Snake Antenna (eHam)
- The Vactrol for MW and LW DXing
- VE7SL -PA0RDT E Probe Antenna - Blog Notes
Indexed Links
AMANDX Indexed Articles
- AMANDX = Association of Manitoba DXers. Their home page is here
Reviews
Mailing Lists/forums
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