Glad I found this video. Just built something in the same fashion after watching this. Only difference is I used a dipole for the main element and built the radials very similarly. Worked fantastic and had perfect SWR on both VHF and UHF.

Hola PSE no olvides activar el traductor en español.73

There is a mod you can do to the audio amplifier which will get rid of the broadcast break through.

shame this guy passed away in 2020 . you learn so much from this channel . rip dave

What size PVC pipe is used and how many mm of enamel wire and how many turns...? MNY TNX

Very nice work....Very interesting, Are you still active in Amateur Radio ? Thank You 73 KC3ZDW

Hi Dave -- I have built this inverted "V" dipole and it has been working great. But over the past few days we have had a lot of rain. When I first put up the antenna, the SWR was 1.3 to 1.4 across the CB band. Last night, the SWR jumped to 2.5 to 3.0 -- I presume because something got wet ? How do you "weatherproof" the feed point and the coax connection on this type of antenna ?

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At around :11:00, he talks about the radiation pattern of the dipole. Actually it's not like an 8 (it looks like 8 if you slice the 3D radiation pattern), but rather it has a doughnut-like 3D pattern because the dipole radiates around the axis. You can imagine the shape you will get by revolving the 8 shape around the axis of the dipole.

Thank you so much for this viideo , as a newbie it is perfect for me

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what frequency were you aiming for?

That is one sweet rig. I wish I had the welding skills to dupicate this design with your permission or course. Thanks and 73 Vic de KE8JWE

I love this little red and white guyed tower it is so neat its nice to have a little guyed tower in a nice yard!!!

this guy saves you money

sadly dave is now silent key ,

rip dave . silent key that still helps many .

Hi Dave -- excellent video! I'm building this myself right now, following your video. Question -- you start with two 10" pieces of wire, but on the center terminal of the SO-239, after wrapping it and soldering you cut off about 1" of that wire. So, you'll end up with uneven lengths of wire coming out -- do you then have to compensate for that with one of the legs of the "V" being 1" longer than the other so that the overall length of both is the same ? Thanks.

Did u managed to TX?

can I used for rotary dipole? 73

Built this 40/80 with 78 turns on the coils, and with the diagram dimensions and she is perfect flat swr for our 80m net and on 40m very broadband with swr 1.4 and less across 100kcs. Love it! Thank you!!

Built this 40/80 with 78 turns on the coils, and with the diagram dimensions and she is perfect swr for our 80m net and on 40m very broadband with swr 1.4 and less across 100kcs. Love it! Thank you!!

Thanks for the video. It was helpful to troubleshoot by old TH-79.

So got a resonant 40m inverted v 7.100 flat swr with 49 ohm as soon as I add the coils it sends the 40m section swr through the roof , what am I doing wrong 😢

Going to build one this weekend.

Glad to see this concept works. I had envisioned something almost identical for my own needs and was certain that it would be fine. Don't worry, I am a degree'd and experienced mechanical engineer... and a pretty decent fabricator too. I should share a video of my existing crank-up folding tower...

Very practical upcycling in a useful application! If only a less tedious method of assembly could devised. I saw a guy who soldered together 303 size 'tin' cans to form a rather tall vertical that also worked well.

Like the information. Do you perhaps have a diagram of the dimensions etc. I’d like to give it a try. Ky4sq 73

Going to try and build one

thanks for this video. will be experimenting with this design in 2024 👍

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I like your design and I'll probably use it soon.

@johnmanz3397 I would recommend using a bulkhead connector with a square mounting flange; so that it can be mounted outside on the pvc end cap allowing the full length of thread on the so-239 connector to be available for the pl-259 to properly seat. The one wire would solder to the center connector of the so-239 and the other wire would attach to one of the small mounting screws for the so-239 bulkhead connector.

No joke sherelock 😂😂

You don’t know 😅😅

You need new clothes 😅😅😅

You are a big ham 😂😂😂

11 meters 😅😅

This all sounds very useful. I’ve noticed that each band is twice the previous one: 40, 80, and 160. Is there anything special about that? Could I use a similar approach to make a tri-bander for 40/60/80? *73 de AF6AS*

Dave, a full length fan dipole would perform better than a trapped or loaded dipole AND is easier to tune, assuming space is available.

Por favor de cuantos mm es el alambre usado para la el balun ?

Your tape measure Yagi had become a hit in this region. VU2TEK was heard with this antenna on satellite about 5000 km away in Bali, Indonesia! I am planning to try one out. 73 de Jon, VU2JO

How's the SWR on 70cm? Also 2m?

That is one sexy tower!

You said the formula for the coil is in the manuals. I learned that many years ago (in college), but ... is the permeability of the coil the same as for an air core or does that PVC change it? *73 de AF6AS*

Hello Dave, great job, and good job on your presentation, however; I guess no one believes in using dummy loads anymore? I've been licensed since 1975 and was always taught to listen twice before transmitting. It sounds like you were transmitting over another station. With everybody these days doing their best to run full lrgsl limits, ignoring FCC Rules on using only the power needed to maintain communications, we QRP operators need to be extra careful not to transmit over other stations. Dummy loads are always needed during the initial test trails. Just my 2 cents sir. But great job, and thank you for sharing. --73-- Jim K7QI/ Z81A

Thanks for sharing this idea of a combined dipole for both bands.🙂 I am a newbie and I am building a similar antenna. Can anyone give me some advice regarding adjusting the length of the 2 combined dipols? I mean - can they just be adjusted each one (using a Nano VNA or something like that) on their own or do they influence each other so that a "special procedure" or order should be applied to get the SWR to a good level on both bands?

Great work BUT! The tower would have to be much taller for me (me) to justify the whole operation. 48 feet is not enough juice for the squeeze, so-to-speak. Maybe I am just a jealous fool, not sure.

Here is my celebration of World Pixie Day" ....Had fun and 2 QSO's hi hi de VK2AOE kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5OvhH6CgN6jd5I

Where can I get some dimensions or drawings for this