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TCARC ANTENNA INFORMATION PAGE

These projects are often subject of presentations at Club Meetings or are placed here by request or favorite of webmaster...

ANTENNA PROJECTS and WEBLINKS of INTEREST..

VHF ANTENNAS

Hand Held or Portable Operation
• HAND HELD RADIO COUNTERPOISE- SECRETS OF BEING HEARD REVEALED!...
• Roll-up Portable 2 Meter J-pole- 300 Ohm Twinlead and few minutes time..
• Roll-up Portable 2 meter Antenna- WH2T, J-Pole and a GP Project

  Small Beams, Quads, Jpoles and Verticals

• Tape MeasurePortable 2 Meter Beam Project- WB2HOL Project
• 2 meter Slim Jim- better than 5/8 wave!
• 2 meter 7 element beam- Aluminum Clothesline Wire Elements
• Ham Universe Antenna Projects- Lots of pictures and info.
• J-pole For Any Frequency- Calculator and Picture
• 70cm and 2 Meter J-pole- Full Instructions and parts list.
• Super Jpole for 2 meters- N2UHC adds phasing harness and element for gain & wide bandwith

  6 Meter Antennas

• 6 Meter Antennas- Jpoles, Qagi, Beam & LINKS
• 6 Meter Jpole- VK4ADC -
• K5OE Simple Satellite Antenna Projects- ISS, Easy Sats, WX Photos
• J-pole For Any Frequency- Calculator and Picture

• Scroll down to antenna LINK list!

Simple "SPACE COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNAS"

• Portable Space Communications Antenna- Mode B and J
• DX Zone Satellite Antennas,etc- K5OE etc.
• Low Angle Base/Mobile Antenna- K5OE - Jerry's Antennas,etc.

RDF- Radio Direction Finding INFO

• Radio Direction Finding- Lots of INFO
• What is Radio Direction Finding- RDF INFO
• RDF Projects!- Several Ideas
• Rainbow Kits..- RDF Project KIT

High Frequency Antennas

G5RV and Other MULTIBAND HF Antennas
• NOTE: This antenna can be used to great advantage mounted as an "Inverted Vee", giving it some NVIS & DX properties...WB6FZH been using one since 1970 at various QTHs! The 102' version can be used with various designs of "adaptors" for 160 meters too.
• G5RV antenna info- DX ZONE
• 102' G5RV with adaptor for 160mtr- G5RV, and LW adaptor.
• G5RV Original Technical Explanation- Amazing multiband wire antenna

  NVIS Antennas

• NVIS ANTENNA- Short Range 3-12 mhz
• NVIS Antenna Construction & Theory- Good Project!
• NVIS MILITARY APPLICATONS/HISTORY-
• NVIS on Tactical Link Dot Com-
• The NVIS antennas are so we can communicate within Trinity County to 300 miles during emergencies day and night the best we can.
• WB5UBE NVIS Information-
• Yes, a G5RV at 10-15' can be a reasonable NVIS..

  STEALTH ANTENNAS

• You are in an apartment, home or condo with Rules against Antennas..Check this out!
• STEALTH ANTENNAS- DX ZONE
• AC6V Antenna INFO- included STEALTH ANTENNAS
• Hustler 5BTV vertical antenna- DISGUISED
  • Hustler 5BTV vertical REVIEWS- Lots of info
  • E HAM FORUMS- 5BTV disguise
  • 5 BTV DISGUISE- INFO

• Scroll down to antenna LINK list!

Antenna Supports- Portable

• Soon...PVC Plumber's Special- Knocks down to small package-
• Soon...Lighting Support Special- Handy stand telescopes, plus short mast.
• Be sure to have a portable VHF and HF antenna for your Emergency Gear!

Antenna Test Equipment- HF & VHF

• Soon!....The Simple Field Strength Meter
• Dummy's Guide to Antenna Construction...
• Everyone should own an SWR Meter....
• It would be nice to own an Antenna Analyzer too...Consider the MFJ antenna products and station accessories.

Favorite Antenna Links

• DXer Dot ORG ANTENNA LINKS- Plenty of INFO and projects
• AC6V SuperSite- Lotos of INFO
• Cebik Antenna Instruction and Construction- Great Site!
• XE1BEF Antenna Page- Check out rest of site too!
• Ham Radio Antenna Construction-
• KU4AY Antennas- Interesting Assortment
• HAMLINKS- Lots of INFO

First Posted: 2001

Last Updated: November 28, 2008