There’s a joke in the world of radio that all you need for a HF antenna is a piece of wet string, but the truth is that rudimentary antennas rarely perform well. Random pieces of wire may pul… ...

Random Wire Antenna Lengths. A so-called random wire antenna is an end fed antenna. As typically installed, it is a compromise antenna but great for portable use because it is easy to pack and easy to ...

End-fed Antenna Challenges. A so-called random wire antenna is an end fed antenna. One end goes straight into the rig, ... lengths. QST, Oct 1926, "The Length of the Hertz Antenna" shows in line 2 of ...

So far in the $50 Ham series, I’ve concentrated mainly on the VHF and UHF bands. The reason for this has to do mainly with FCC rules, which largely restrict Technician-level licensees to thos… ...