Coil Loaded 40 80 Meter Inverted V Dipole Antenna

The loaded dipole opens up the options for many armature radio users faced with space constraints.

Coil loaded 40 80 meter inverted v dipole antenna.

It is a full size antenna on 40 meters and a shortened 80 meter antenna. The 40 80 160 meter coil loaded inverted v dipole antenna see all details. 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.

Ground plane antenna with radials. If you don t have google. This 40 and 80 meter inverted v antenna is made with loading coils. Loading coils make this antenna a full size on 40 meters and a.

The antenna was designed for military use from 2 to 10 mhz some references say 2 to 30 mhz. This ham radio coil loaded 40 and 80 meter inverted v dipole hf wire antenna is easy to build. 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 video rating. My inverted v at 40 ft. A vertical seemed the obvious answer a naturally low angle radiator. By john portune w6nbc.

How to tune the 40 80 meter coil loaded inverted v dipole antenna. Full size dipole for 160 meters 268 feet long. Share on facebook tweet it. The dual dipole wires do the job of providing guying support for the mast.

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. The antenna is resonate on both bands and does. A dipole fed with 300 ohm feeder can be used on all short wave bands. Performs well but is a cloud burner good for local contacts within 500 miles.

Total length of antenna in feet open the dipole length calculator in a separate page. September 11 2015 in. Inverted v dipoles positioned at right angles to each other and is supported at the center by a 15 foot mast. Doublet aerials for hf amateur ham radio and broadcast bands.