Friday, February 6, 2026

Shortened G5RV Antenna – DX Power in a Smaller Package

Shortened G5RV Antenna – DX Power in a Smaller Package: A compact, multi-band wire antenna based on the legendary G5RV design —specifically, a shortened version of G5RV antenna optimized for the 14-50 MHz range.

Building End Fed Half Wave antenna (EFHW) for 40M – 10M

 The End Fed Half Wave Antenna (EFHW) 40m – 10m antenna is one of the most popular and versatile multi-band antennas for amateur radio. It requires only a single support, is quick to deploy, and offers excellent performance across the 40m, 20m, 15m, and 10m bands. This design is perfect for operations like POTA (Parks on the Air) or SOTA (Summits on the Air), or simply for hams with limited space.

Thursday, February 5, 2026

VHF Collinear J-Pole : The DIY Super J-Pole Antenna

VHF Collinear J-Pole : The DIY Super J-Pole Antenna: Take your VHF/UHF station to the next level with DIY Super J-Pole guide. Learn how to build this collinear antenna for maximum gain and clear long communication

94-Foot Multi Band Doublet Antenna – Simple All-Band HF Wire antenna

94-Foot Multi Band Doublet Antenna – Simple All-Band HF Wire antenna: This antenna is not fancy. It uses no traps, no coils, and no complicated matching networks at the feed point. What it offers instead is clean, balanced operation and very low loss, especially when compared with multiband antennas fed only with coax. Many operators who try a doublet for the first time are surprised at how alive their receiver sounds and how easily contacts are made.