This 40 and 80 meter inverted v antenna is made with loading coils.
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.
Below is one example of how to build and mount a 40 meter loaded dipole using basic materials.
Loading coils make this antenna a full size on 40 meters and a video rating.
It is a full size antenna on 40 meters and a shortened 80 meter antenna.
Coil loaded 40 80 meter inverted v dipole antenna by kg0zz.
The 40 80 160 meter coil loaded inverted v dipole antenna see all details.
Inverted v dipoles positioned at right angles to each other and is supported at the center by a 15 foot mast.
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A vertical seemed the obvious answer a naturally low angle radiator.
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I wanted high efficiency 40 meter antenna with low angle radiation.
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.
This ham radio coil loaded 40 and 80 meter inverted v dipole hf wire antenna is easy to build.
The dual dipole wires do the job of providing guying support for the mast.
Full size dipole for 75 80 meters 138 feet long.
The antenna was designed for military use from 2 to 10 mhz some references say 2 to 30 mhz.
By john portune w6nbc.
Full size dipole for 160 meters 268 feet long.
Total length of antenna in feet open the dipole length calculator in a separate page.
The antenna is resonate on both bands and does.
The loaded dipole opens up the options for many armature radio users faced with space constraints.
Loading coils make this antenna a full size on 40 meters and a.
My inverted v at 40 ft.
Ground plane antenna with radials.
Performs well but is a cloud burner good for local contacts within 500 miles.
A dipole fed with 300 ohm feeder can be used on all short wave bands.
Doublet aerials for hf amateur ham radio and broadcast 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.
