2 meter antenna

The making of a 2 meter antenna

[@gcoop3]

I wish all instructional videos were this good. Very informative, easy to understand and to the point. Awesome video. Thank you!

[@peterfiedfm5104]

I wish she made videos, shes amazing! The world needs more women like her.

[@sunnylandcamper]

I hold a Ham Study Group and guess what they are gonna watch this Tuesday...

[@W-733_KWX]

Definitely agree.

[@bluedragon-nv7ux]

You wouldn't believe me if I said this, but I'm her grandson, my grandad and Grandma loved radio, and grandad was great with making antenna so he showed my grandma how to make them filmed it (our family loves photography so we have alot of cameras) and he posted it onto KZbin on his KZbin channel as he wanted her to be the face of it

[@molonlabe3619]

Building antennas has got to be my favorite part of amateur radio! Awesome video!!! 73

[@softstart100]

I just happen to have some old 11 meter antennas from the old days; I'll make this for my. 817 nd for two and 6 meters. Sometime you come across a gem of a project and I think this one is a fine jewel. Thanks for you time and effort

[@ericvandeweyer1766]

Excellent instructional video, Margaret. I have made many of those over the last 50 years or so exactly the same way. These days I usually use dual wall heatshrink as it has the inner layer of glue in it. 73....Eric VK2VE.

[@jphdg]

I have been looking on how to build a 5/8th wave properly, particularly the coil specs at the bottom. Great instructions here that make things very easy. Thank you. 73 VK3TVZ.

[@taurene]

still watching this year 2019... my greetings from philippines

[@amorsoloarts]

Me too hehehe DW3ZXC Subic Phil

[@whowhatandwhere5477]

Delighted to say it's being watched in 2020 too! Happy New Year to all.

[@vk2ig]

Hi Margaret, thanks for this video, and well done! A newly-licensed friend has built one of these antennas per your instructions, and reports improved performance on his car compared to his 1/4 wave whip antenna. I remember you from Brisbane North Radio Club (BNRC) in the early-to-mid 1980s - I was licensed as VK4VLE then VK4BMD, and known at the Club as "Mike 4". 73, Mike VK2IG.

[@herberteckhardt5466]

What a great instruction video Straight to the point and simple and easy explained and shown Hope you can make more videos like this

[@someharleyguy]

This is wonderful! You do a great job explaining this fabrication. Thank you very much for sharing!!

[@jarradleaver7376]

I made this recently not for my car but for a stealth home antenna, works very well and very impressed with the results thanks 73.

[@korvarad]

Nice presentation, thank you from Czech Republic ;)

[@MrSeanMcLaughlin]

You are absolutely adorable and capable. A dangerous combo. :) Thank you Margaret!

[@WalterMelones]

You are an absolute dear! Thanks miss.

[@SignalsEverywhere]

One of the best antenna videos I've seen, thank you!

[@W-733_KWX]

I don't know how one could dislike this video :( Thank you Milady for this great video.

[@rafdavfl]

Got a bunch of old CB mobile fiberglass antennas laying around and will try you antenna out with one of them. Thanks for such a wonderful vid. KC4RAF, 73s.

[@stanicacatalin127]

Nice presentation, thank you from ROMANIA

[@mojostew]

Great instructional. I'm sure many will enjoy these good performing antennas

[@royalbraindamage]

My 33 years of exposure to radio and antennas has left me with the idea that placing the coil at the bottom to be not as good as putting it at least half way up the length of the antenna so that ground losses are minimized. Also going from a solid copper conductor (the coil) to the braided radiating part may not be as good as just continuing with the solid wire. Another good thing to do is to finish the top of the antenna with an adjustable tip. So instead of searching for all these parts, just get 5 feet long FireStick CB antenna, remove the wire from it and then you have the right base, fiberglass rod, and adjustable tip ready to go, just add your own coil and radiating section(s), this way you save time that you can use for experimenting.

[@asyncawaited]

That's actually a pretty good idea... Beats the hell out of my "5/8 collinear mounted to Prius" idea. Cheers and 73.

[@skaramicke]

A coil at the middle of the antenna is common to dual band antennas, where the antenna is resonant at the lower (144MHz) frequency but the higher frequency can't pass the coil because of the higher inductance, and instead the bottom part of the antenna is resonant. Such antennas often also have a coil at the bottom, compensating for the non dipole-ness of the antenna.

[@nestorpena2355]

para mi no hay como la slim jim

[@W-733_KWX]

She wanted to get more bandwidth i guess with the braid.

[@markbruechert9967]

Fantastic. Well explained, simple to build, works perfectly. Thanks, Mark VK3PDG

[@Tool19672]

Thanks for your time in doing this , I am going to do this soon . Thank you

[@MrDueceswild69]

Great Job Margaret. 73's from the states!

[@danielaros9138]

Explicación sencilla y práctica, muchas gracias.

[@solitontron]

Thanks for your video demonstration. Nice work. :) Congratulations to you!

[@huntinglife5202]

That was fantastic thank you for sharing that.

[@sinegra30]

Excelent video! Any ideas for a dipole 2.4GHz antenna to be used with a ALFA USB WIFI Adapter?

[@1billiedale]

Excellent explanation and demonstration video! Thanks.

[@robindeakin]

i made mine , using copper brain from old coax cable , its works a treat ,thanks Margette, i love you

[@ChrisJB84]

Thank you for this. I am just getting into ham radio so this is going to be a project for myself!!! Thank you!!!!

[@jmr]

That looks like some fine work!

[@JohnHutcheson]

Great video! I'll have to give this a try once i get my licence.

[@christianhoffman1397]

great, easy to follow video. well done! Thank you !

[@spemberton101]

Thanks for the video. I built a 5/8 antenna per your design and it seems to work great. Much better than the 1/4 wave that I had been using. A fair bit bigger though :) Mine is the full 1.4 metres long, and tests good on 2M, as well as 6M, and somewhat OK on 70cm.

[@Pull_It_Apart_Paul_Ham_CB]

Hello Margaret Thankyou for the video, please publish more. As hams we should be sharing more and KZbin a great medium to do so. I try to do that with my channel

[@drthangavel]

Very useful and simple way of DIY!!!! Thank you .

[@gemmie0b1]

nice thank you for showing me how to make one

[@jgeissin]

EXCELLENT! I love DIY; brings the meaning back to Amateur/HAM radio! This is what it is all about!!

[@jackbrookshiresr2070]

Been a Ham radio operator for 50 + yrs, learned lots of communication knowledge', all bands, all modes, simi retired now, only have 2 meter gear for local repeaters, vy 73's, de AA4FT NC

[@Anibal_avila74]

Amazing... Madame... You got talent soldering.... Explaining... Better this young kids... Keep posting....thank you for share... Cheers

[@natashaharper6126]

thnx for the video i would love to no whathe dbi / gain that antenna would be rated for

[@ebayseller851]

excellent video... thank you from the Uk

[@M0YKSHamRadio]

Excellent job and great design, will have to try that one! Thanks for the excellent Video. 73 from England. de 2E0HTS Simon

[@enterBJ40]

Thanks Margaret. Yoy are cool!

[@hannahbananagamingandexplo7598]

please make more videos VK4MH! enjoyed this video.

[@BobHolowenko]

My left ear absolutely LOVED this video.

[@briangeiswite4452]

this is fantastic. I'm assuming you can just shorten or lengthen this for different bands

[@norman2999]

How did you calculate all the lengths & diameter of the wire? If one we're to make an antenna for 11 meters, would one multiply everything by 5.5? That would make for one seriously awkward antenna!! Does anyone have any ideas or formulae? Thanks & 73, Norman.

[@darynsax]

Brilliant and it looks the part, Im new to amatuer radio and finding all these homemade antennas on line that cost next to nothing cant wait to try them all

[@biggriggy007]

I don’t understand why the ground plane and main element are soldered together. Which is the ground plane the coax ground or the wire at bottom?

[@bighangki]

Great Job Margareth .. respect and salute 🙏

[@Affordanet]

Very well done indeed :) 73 from USA...

[@pete1982pl]

Thank you for this easy instruction video! 73's from germany

[@TheArunKumarSharma]

Very good idea and easy to make, Thank you Madam from India.

[@nor4277]

She was great and new what she was talking about,they are right we need more girls in the hobby ,hope she has other videos to learn from ,thanks for your video.

[@Francois_Dupont]

i made my own base antenna from this (i added 4 radials to the bottom and a BNC connector) it was good outside for 3years before i took it down.

[@23seana73]

Thank you and a big hello from Brighton UK. 73’s M6KII Xx

[@Wheelabarraback]

Thanks for that you did a great job !

[@drewby4563]

Well done from England 73's xx

[@dang25272549]

Nice and simple antenna .Thanks for posting mam .

[@dorslv]

Thx VK4MH, enjoyed your video how to, question, what lengths (fiberglass rod, enameled wire etc)would I need to make 1.25m, 440 MHz?

[@lipen8306]

Cool vid nic 2 meters antenna !

[@ScottyHuff]

I definately want to try this one. Can you explain the rest; i.e. the mount, how the coax attaches, etc.? Thanks!

[@Jay-hr9ci]

Where do you get the fiber glass rod and the base from?

[@gavinfry7176]

great video, explained in detail, thanks :)

[@noisytim]

Lovely! I know what i will be building next weekend !

[@rredbeak]

Ty for a MOST excellent demonstration. VERY informative.. Cheers Rod VK4HH

[@BellTechnical]

Great presentation Margaret. Thank you! Tim - N3EKG

[@MoTown44240]

Nice presentation Margaret! 73

[@mikesey1]

A very useful video. Thank you.

[@oklifrederick3523]

Why coax shielding and not coated wire all the way up?

[@JockoFlocko]

Very cool antenna project! Wish I had seen this video years ago back in 2003 when I was first getting into amateur radio as I could have made me and my friends some very cheap 5/8 mobile antennas. 73 -VA3AWP

[@My_friend_is_ReaReaOnPaws]

Excellent job.

[@vk3ye]

Great presentation - explained well!

[@wildlancaster1]

Hi about to get my licence soon (as long as I pass my exam) might give this antenna a go, quick question what diameter is your fibreglass rod?

[@en701744so]

Congrats for the tutorial vk4jgh, nice selection for mobile working on 2 meter band !!!....73, I´am yv2ejs, from venezuela.

[@ikan12580]

That was a lovely video.

[@techdavey1000]

Its better built than the crappy commercial Marine Radio antenna that I bought for two quid at a boat jumble! (the makers had used a springy phosphor bronze loading coil that was supposed to use its springiness to hold all the connections together without needing solder, FAIL! ) I would however recommend using Fluid Film Rope & Chain Lubricant (based on Lanolin) or varnish to stop the braid going green with verdigris. Of course in Australia it doesn't rain very often and there isn't the 90% humidity and salt spray that is so common here. Well done!

[@IZ2JQEHAMRADIO]

Ciao Mam, sono rimasto affascinato dalla tua semplice, quanto meravigliosa realizzazione!!!! Grande....! :-) Hi Mam, I'm "home-brewer" in HF antennas: I'm fascinated by how wonderful your simple realization!!!! You are great....! :-) Among other things, I observed your hands: I think "hands-lived" a lifetime. You have all my respect!! I saw the video today, August 21, 2013, for the first time.... Vy 73 de IZ2JQE - Lello

[@kg4eiq]

Hi, Enjoyed the video, Very informative. Do you by chance have an antenna plan or formula for this antenna for the USA 222-225 MHz band plan? Thank you for posting this video.

[@williamhelms9942]

kg4eiq : 1.05 feet each section at 223.5 MHz for a ½ Wave Dipole.

[@MrJosearre]

Hi Miss margaret. I need a antenna for 6 meters only for reception (no transmition)¿witch is the long of the antenna and the coil turns? (sorry for my horrible grammatic english) thank you.

[@BobBelukang]

Nice DIY antena..signing in from Malaysia

[@diwattos]

thank you lady

[@MisterTwister55]

Very good video. I will make an antenna like this. I will just have to decide how I want to mount it to the car.

[@viagro1980]

can someone tell me more about the coil? can it be less turns on a bigger diameter?

[@jirisatelitakxy7718]

great video

[@midway27272727]

great job !! well done !

[@11busyboy]

Nice video. Very well explained.

[@ramirorc]

Congratulations from PW8RC, best regards, 73!

[@jstrunck]

Thanks for posting!

[@peterjones3245]

It only has one pole...where does the centre and braid of the co-ax feed attach?

[@Steve-GM0HUU]

The antenna is made to be used with a mobile mount (either permanent or mag-mount) on the vehicle. When connected to your radio, the braid of the coax will connect to the vehicle chassis (ground) which forms the ground plane. The center of the coax will connect to the base of the antenna. I have made similar antennas using fibre glass rod with wire, coax braid or copper foil as the conductive element. I can report they work just fine! Using UV resistant heatshrink is a good idea.

[@jorgeomar8795]

Cual es el metodo para calcular esa bobina????.., necesito calcular una,para 118 / 135 MHZ.....TKS!!!

[@gabecocco6589]

This is a great video. Anyone know where you can get an "Mobile Antenna Base"? Part number and supplier would be useful. Thanks.

[@vlv6178]

love your vid 73s

[@TREEHUGGAH1]

really great job,bravo.

[@darkdragon1194]

this is Ki6WTG and i was wondering if that type of attenna would work as a 5/8 groundplane attenna?

[@sunsetcroatia]

nice antenna what about base antenna for 6mtr... any tips

[@williamg.6167]

thanks great job and great video

[@viagro1980]

what diameter is the fiberglas?

[@peterwesthoff9007]

Thanks dear Margeth ... I'l have fun to copy your antena. Thanks for be here! Good luck, 73 and 88's from DK6DX/EA3ANC