Coil Loaded 40 80 Meter Inverted V Dipole Antenna

Coil loaded 40 80 meter inverted v dipole antenna by kg0zz.

Coil loaded 40 80 meter inverted v dipole antenna. Adding inductors to your dipole makes it possible to reduce the overall length of the antenna. This ham radio coil loaded 40 and 80 meter inverted v dipole hf wire antenna is easy to build. Ground plane antenna with radials. A vertical seemed the obvious answer a naturally low angle radiator.

Full size dipole for 160 meters 268 feet long. Total length of antenna in feet open the dipole length calculator in a separate page. 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.

Below is one example of how to build and mount a 40 meter loaded dipole using basic materials. The dual dipole wires do the job of providing guying support for the mast. September 11 2015 in. If you don t have google.

Loading coils make this antenna a full size on 40 meters and a. 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. A dipole fed with 300 ohm feeder can be used on all short wave bands.

Distance from center of antenna to the center of the coil in feet must be less than half the total antenna length given above. The antenna was designed for military use from 2 to 10 mhz some references say 2 to 30 mhz. Performs well but is a cloud burner good for local contacts within 500 miles. By john portune w6nbc.

How to tune the 40 80 meter coil loaded inverted v dipole antenna. The 40 80 160 meter coil loaded inverted v dipole antenna see all details. Loading coils make this antenna a full size on 40 meters and a video rating. The loaded dipole opens up the options for many armature radio users faced with space constraints.

Full size dipole for 75 80 meters 138 feet long. Share on facebook tweet it. My inverted v at 40 ft. This 40 and 80 meter inverted v antenna is made with loading coils.