Radio Antennas

(photo: Jonathan Hare by Geoff Rowland)

Portable Inverted V	HF Delta Loop	He Balloon LF vertical	balanced ATU
small LF loop	Mini LF loop	RX loop Antenna	Portable op List
X-antenna	12m vertical	MSF antennas	2m ZL special
1 x 5 Emt. 144MHz	2 x 5 Emt. 144MHz	4 x 5 Emt. 144MHz	4:1 balun
3D printer based antennas	LZ1AQ Rx loop	I0QM 7 element yagi	more soon

The heart of exploring this enchanting virtual world (perhaps the first virtual world, well before the internet!) is the radio receiver, but after a little experimentation one begins to realise that the antenna is a crucial component.

The design, construction and dreaming up of new antenna systems promises vast improvements in the performance of a radio system. What's more its possible to make a high performance antenna from bits of wire and simple insulators at very little cost, apart from the time and effort involved - as a result building antennas can be very satisfying, rewarding and inspirational.

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