End Fed Half Wave Wire Antennas
Updated: 6/29/2023 – A work in progress. End Fed Half Wave wire antennas must be great. Everyone is selling them! Meh. The antenna engineer’s axiom: You can have high gain, […]
Antenna Systems
The Russian Woodpecker Revisited
UPDATED 14 April 2024 A signal I couldn’t avoid hearing with my trusty BC-348, S-120 or HA-350 receivers was the Russian дуга Over The Horizon Radar (OTHR) that they had […]
N6CC Stealth Mobile
UPDATED 8/16/2024While one is in the Ham Radio game using military radio equipment, it only makes sense to have a tactical vehicle filled with tactical military radio equipment…but I can’t […]
Portable Field Antenna Kit
UPDATED 9/30/2024 “Executive Summary” Antennas can have high gain, high bandwidth or small size. Pick any TWO. Every antenna is a compromise Put up a resonant dipole Have a nice […]
Stealthy / Covert Antennas
“Try to look unimportant – they may be low on ammo.” Murphy’s Laws of Combat. UPDATED 10/23/2024 This section will deal with various practical means to covertly operate radio systems […]
Field Expedient Antenna Systems
And other simple DIY Antenna Contraptions “If it’s stupid – but works – it isn’t stupid” Murphy’s Laws of Combat UPDATED 11/6/2023 A good field expedient antenna must first start […]
AS-1729/VRC VHF Whip Antenna
UPDATED 2NOV2024 “The AS-1729/VRC is an omnidirectional, vertically polarized whip antenna assembly that provides transmission and reception of radio signals (very high frequency (VHF)) between 30 and 76 MHz.” TM […]