HF antenna ideas?

[usmcveteran]

Here's a good video

[Cgrutt]

Tonight's project...





My poor wife, LOL...

[usmcveteran]

Is that a full length 2 meter and 440 antenna lol?

[Cgrutt]

2 meter j-pole. Not sure if it's working properly I don't have antenna analyzer or right connector for my radio. It seems to be hitting local repeater (I key mike send tone and receive a signal transmit back (green light)) but nobody's on air tonight, lol. I missed the weekly net at local club.

This is pretty much it. I tuned it to 146.485, the frequency local repeater uses, so measurements are slightly different (by 32nds of inch)..

[usmcveteran]

Is that just copper tubing?

[Cgrutt]

Yep. DC short but it's supposed to resonate between the long and short uprights. Everything below the connection between two has no impact on performance.

[Cgrutt]

Good explanation

[Cgrutt]

Got 1.3 SWR @69 Ohms at 146.48MHZ. Not too bad for first attempt. Still haven't made contact probably will need to wait until Wed night net with local HAM club