Amateur Radio Antenna Pages of Frank N4SPP

To get "on the air" you need an aerial or "antenna". It is much more fun (and less expensive) to build your own antenna, rather than buy a commercial one. And as a real radio amateur, you should! OK, I admit that I have sinned and use a commercial transceiver rather than build one myself - but I am redeeming myself by building an SDR transceiver from a kit. And in my book, if you need a 21-element logperiodic beam antenna and a kilowatt output power to do "amateur radio", you qualify for a visit to your preferred psychiatrist and possibly a straight-jacket and heavy medication.

Listed on the left are the antennas that I have built and used so far. There is a description with photos, my experience etc. for each one of them.

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How not to erect an aerial