Coil Loaded 40 80 Meter Inverted V Dipole Antenna

A dipole fed with 300 ohm feeder can be used on all short wave bands.

Coil loaded 40 80 meter inverted v dipole antenna.

Below is one example of how to build and mount a 40 meter loaded dipole using basic materials. How to tune the 40 80 meter coil loaded inverted v dipole antenna. Full size dipole for 160 meters 268 feet long. The antenna is resonate on both bands and does.

The antenna was designed for military use from 2 to 10 mhz some references say 2 to 30 mhz. My inverted v at 40 ft. This ham radio coil loaded 40 and 80 meter inverted v dipole hf wire antenna is easy to build. Coil loaded 40 80 meter inverted v dipole antenna by kg0zz.

Total length of antenna in feet open the dipole length calculator in a separate page. Share on facebook tweet it. 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 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. By john portune w6nbc. September 11 2015 in.

This ham radio coil loaded 40 and 80 meter inverted v dipole hf wire antenna is easy to build. If you don t have google. 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. Adding inductors to your dipole makes it possible to reduce the overall length of the antenna.

Distance from center of antenna to the center of the coil in feet must be less than half the total antenna length given above. Full size dipole for 75 80 meters 138 feet long. The dual dipole wires do the job of providing guying support for the mast. It is a full size antenna on 40 meters and a shortened 80 meter antenna.

I wanted high efficiency 40 meter antenna with low angle radiation. Inverted v dipoles positioned at right angles to each other and is supported at the center by a 15 foot mast. The loaded dipole opens up the options for many armature radio users faced with space constraints. Performs well but is a cloud burner good for local contacts within 500 miles.