"Inexpensive" Homemade Antennas

The Cheapest Is the "Four-Dollar Special" Shown Below

Also Known As an "End-Fed Zepp" Antenna

NOTE: You can use the cheap non-insulated electric fence wire for the

"aerial wire," as long as the wire does not touch anything conductive.

CAUTION: If you build this antenna, be sure to install a lightning arrestor!

Also, be sure to disconnect the antenna during thunderstorms!

We do not want you to attract lightning into your radio!

Here Are More Websites for Antennas and Other Topics:

http://www.ku4ay.net/antenna.html

http://www.ac6v.com/antprojects.htm

http://www.qsl.net/ei7ba

http://www.cebik.com/radio.html

http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Antennas

http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Manufacturers/Antennas

http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Software/Antenna_analysis/index.shtml

K4ABT J-Pole Calculator http://www.ares.org/resources/jpole/jpol.htm

N6MRX Quad Calculator http://www.ares.org/resources/quad/Quad.htm

N6ACH Quad Calculator http://www.softcom.net/users/kd6dks/quad.html

Ham Radio Links from QCWA http://www.qcwa.org/ham-radio-links.htm

Ham Radio Topics from the Ak-Sar-Ben Amateur Radio Club of Omaha, Nebraska

http://www.aksarbenarc.org/main/index.php?option=com_bookmarks&Itemid=47

http://www.hamuniverse.com

Enabling Ham Radio Channels on WI-FI Equipment

http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2009/wireless_802_11_devices.htm

Revised 10 April 2009, [email protected]