Coil Loaded 40 80 Meter Inverted V Dipole Antenna

Total length of antenna in feet open the dipole length calculator in a separate page.

Coil loaded 40 80 meter inverted v dipole antenna.

Loading coils make this antenna a full size on 40 meters and a video rating. Performs well but is a cloud burner good for local contacts within 500 miles. Doublet aerials for hf amateur ham radio and broadcast bands. Below is one example of how to build and mount a 40 meter loaded dipole using basic materials.

Adding inductors to your dipole makes it possible to reduce the overall length of the antenna. By john portune w6nbc. The antenna was designed for military use from 2 to 10 mhz some references say 2 to 30 mhz. The loaded dipole opens up the options for many armature radio users faced with space constraints.

Ground plane antenna with radials. It is a full size antenna on 40 meters and a shortened 80 meter antenna. Inverted v dipoles positioned at right angles to each other and is supported at the center by a 15 foot mast. Full size dipole for 75 80 meters 138 feet long.

How to tune the 40 80 meter coil loaded inverted v dipole antenna. This ham radio coil loaded 40 and 80 meter inverted v dipole hf wire antenna is easy to build. Diameter of the conductor in inches 14 gauge is 065 12 gauge is 08 open the wire gauge and diameter calculator in a separate page. A dipole fed with 300 ohm feeder can be used on all short wave bands.

The 40 80 160 meter coil loaded inverted v dipole antenna see all details. A vertical seemed the obvious answer a naturally low angle radiator. Distance from center of antenna to the center of the coil in feet must be less than half the total antenna length given above. Coil loaded 40 80 meter inverted v dipole antenna by kg0zz.

Loading coils make this antenna a full size on 40 meters and a. If you don t have google. The dual dipole wires do the job of providing guying support for the mast. I wanted high efficiency 40 meter antenna with low angle radiation.

This ham radio coil loaded 40 and 80 meter inverted v dipole hf wire antenna is easy to build. The antenna is resonate on both bands and does. Full size dipole for 160 meters 268 feet long. Share on facebook tweet it.