DX Commander All Band Vertical HF Antenna Build & Review
The DX Commander is an All Band Vertical HF Antenna that covers 9 bands from 80m through to 6m. It is an economical and efficient way of getting on every…
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January 8, 2021
The EASIEST Antenna to build for Six Meters using one piece of RG-58 coax!
This is a really simple and easy to construct antenna that will get you on the air on the six meter band using only RG-58 coax! I needed a quick…
December 4, 2020
End Fed Half Wave Antennas – Explained
This presentation explaining the basics of End Fed Half Wave (EFHW) antennas was done at the DATV experimenters night hosted by Justin VK7TW and Hayden VK7HH. Topics covered were the…
October 23, 2020
5 Mistakes and Tips for Ham Radio Antenna Builders
Have you struggled with building quality ham radio antennas? High SWR? Problems with feedline? Well in this video I explore 5 common mistakes made by antenna builders and some tips…
May 14, 2019
8 element LFA on 2 metres
With the success of my 11 element 2m LFA, I decided to build a smaller 8 element out of spare material I had here at home whilst waiting for the…
December 24, 2018
VK7HH LFA Build and performance
Further to my previous posts on the "hybrid" LFA... I managed to finish construction over the weekend and install it on my tower. At the same time I also decided to…
January 22, 2018
LFA – baluns, is it self balancing?
Further to my previous post about the LFA, I have now completed construction on my "hybrid" version. The next step is to prepare a balun for the feed. But what balun…
January 18, 2018
Building an 11 element VK7HH LFA yagi
As per my previous post I have been looking at building a LFA yagi. Essentially this is a folded dipole loop turned on its side (i.e. mounted parallel with the rest of…
January 10, 2018
YU7EF EF0606 vs G0KSC 6m LFA – Part 1
Sometime ago I built a decently sized 6m yagi here at home - a YU7EF EF0606. This yagi has performed very well over the past few years, and I've had to…
December 17, 2017
Two Dipoles for VK7RTC
On Wednesday 1st of March, a two dipole array was installed at VK7RTC. These were generously and professionally constructed by Dion VK7DB. The design picked is mainly an elliptical pattern. Dion…
March 1, 2017