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) | * [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] | * [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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* [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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* [https://swling.com/blog/2020/10/how-to-properly-install-a-mini-whip-antenna-in-an-noisy-urban-environment/ How to Properly Install A Mini Whip Antenna In An Noisy Urban Environment] | * [https://swling.com/blog/2020/10/how-to-properly-install-a-mini-whip-antenna-in-an-noisy-urban-environment/ How to Properly Install A Mini Whip Antenna In An Noisy Urban Environment] | ||
* [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://swling.com/blog/2017/04/the-bonito-boni-whip-goes-from-strength-to-strength-hardcore-dxing-in-compact-package/ Bonito Boni Whip review] | ||
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| − | + | ===Array Solutions=== | |
| + | * [https://www.arraysolutions.com/antennas Array Solutions Antennas] | ||
| + | **[https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product?id=11399 eHam comments on the AS-SAL-20] | ||
| + | **[https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product?id=11512 eHam comments on the AS-SAL-30] | ||
| + | **[https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product?id=13553 eHam comments on the SWSD-1] | ||
| + | **[https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product?id=6473 eHam comments on the AS-AYL-4] | ||
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| + | ===DX Engineering Products=== | ||
| + | * [https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-arah3-1p Active Horizontal Receive Antennas DXE-ARAH3-1P] | ||
| + | **[https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product?id=9516 eHam comments on the DXE-ARAH3-1P] | ||
| + | * [https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-arav3-1p Active Vertical Receive Antennas DXE-ARAV3-1P] | ||
| + | ** [https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product?id=5322 eHam comments on the DXE-ARAV3-1P] | ||
| + | * [https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-arav3-4p ARAV3-4P Active Vertical Receive Antenna Packages DXE-ARAV3-4P] | ||
| + | ** [https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product?id=5336 eHam comments on the DXE-ARAV3-4P] | ||
| + | * [https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-rbsa-1p Reversible Beverage Systems DXE-RBSA-1P] | ||
| + | ** [https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product?id=4687 eHam comments on the DXE-RBSA-1P] | ||
| + | * [https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-rca8c-sys-4s Eight Circle Complete Array Systems DXE-RCA8C-SYS-4S] | ||
| + | ** [https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product?id=9852 eHam comments on the DXE-RCA8C-SYS-4S] | ||
| + | * [https://tinyurl.com/87ydvmy Receive Four Square Array Systems] | ||
| + | ** [https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product?id=8185 eHam comments on the RFS-TS2P Receive Four Square Array Package] | ||
| + | * [https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-yccc-9crcl YCCC Receive Vertical Array Kits and Kit Packages DXE-YCCC-9CRCL] | ||
| + | ** [https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product?id=13297 eHam comments on the Yankee Contest Clipper Club YCCC 9-Circle Receive Array] | ||
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| + | ===Other Manufacturers/Suppliers=== | ||
* [https://www.alphadeltaradio.com/ Alpha Delta Communications] | * [https://www.alphadeltaradio.com/ Alpha Delta Communications] | ||
* [http://www.balundesigns.com/servlet/StoreFront Balun-Designs.com] | * [http://www.balundesigns.com/servlet/StoreFront Balun-Designs.com] | ||
* [https://www.bwantennas.com/ Barker and Williamson] | * [https://www.bwantennas.com/ Barker and Williamson] | ||
| + | * [https://www.unifiedmicro.com/bevflex4x.html BevFlex-4X Receive Antenna System] | ||
| + | ** [https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product?id=14379 eHam comments on the BevFlex-4X] | ||
* [http://hamcall.net/7bandocf.html Buckmaster 7 Band OCF dipole] | * [http://hamcall.net/7bandocf.html Buckmaster 7 Band OCF dipole] | ||
* [https://chameleonantenna.com/shop-here/ols/products/mpas-lite Chameleon CHA MPAS Lite] | * [https://chameleonantenna.com/shop-here/ols/products/mpas-lite Chameleon CHA MPAS Lite] | ||
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* [http://doxytronics.com/efhw-728a/ DoxyTronics EFHW-728A Signal Slinger] | * [http://doxytronics.com/efhw-728a/ DoxyTronics EFHW-728A Signal Slinger] | ||
* [http://www.godarusa.com/id84.html Godar DXR-1000 AM/SW/FM Antenna] | * [http://www.godarusa.com/id84.html Godar DXR-1000 AM/SW/FM Antenna] | ||
| + | * [https://www.gwhip.co.uk/receive-only-antenna G Whip Magnetic Balun Receive Antenna] | ||
| + | ** [https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product?id=11500 eHam comments on the G Whip Magnetic Balun Receive Antenna] | ||
* [http://www.hamradiofun.com/ Ham Radio Fun - Antennas] | * [http://www.hamradiofun.com/ Ham Radio Fun - Antennas] | ||
* [https://www.hyendcompany.nl/antenna/swl_antenna/product/detail/28/SWL_Antenna_0_3_30MHz/single#main HVend .3-30 Mhz SWL antenna] | * [https://www.hyendcompany.nl/antenna/swl_antenna/product/detail/28/SWL_Antenna_0_3_30MHz/single#main HVend .3-30 Mhz SWL 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 16:13, 6 September 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)
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
Array Solutions
DX Engineering Products
- Active Horizontal Receive Antennas DXE-ARAH3-1P
- Active Vertical Receive Antennas DXE-ARAV3-1P
- ARAV3-4P Active Vertical Receive Antenna Packages DXE-ARAV3-4P
- Reversible Beverage Systems DXE-RBSA-1P
- Eight Circle Complete Array Systems DXE-RCA8C-SYS-4S
- Receive Four Square Array Systems
- YCCC Receive Vertical Array Kits and Kit Packages DXE-YCCC-9CRCL
Other Manufacturers/Suppliers
- Alpha Delta Communications
- Balun-Designs.com
- Barker and Williamson
- BevFlex-4X Receive Antenna System
- Buckmaster 7 Band OCF dipole
- Chameleon CHA MPAS Lite
- Cobra UltraLite
- DoxyTronics EFHW-728A Signal Slinger
- Godar DXR-1000 AM/SW/FM Antenna
- G Whip Magnetic Balun Receive 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
- My Go2 Antenna (TN07 Engineering)
- 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)
- Dallas Lankford's Library in zip format, via DXer.ca
- 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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