Ham Radio END FED HALF WAVE Antenna - 40-20-15-10m -Bend it as You Like !

[@ekbanjosworld4926]

Garden=Yard , I must say, I can understand every word he says! His English is superb!!! Why is it that others from across the pond are hardly discernable or understandable? I really enjoy your videos! Good stuff!!!

[@watersstanton]

Many thanks.

[@IrishTrains]

Thanks for all your videos! And thanks for sharing your music and background.

[@mccooperman]

Another really entertaining show Peter … would love to hear a bit of jazz on the drums 🙏👍

[@watersstanton]

Thanks Dave. 73 Peter

[@basshorseman998]

Thank you Peter. As a musician myself, great to see you enjoy yourself and play...

[@watersstanton]

Many thanks!

[@brian.7966]

I have a 40-meter half-wave antenna with an 80-meter coil up in my small garden I was surprised how well it works. I fed the 49-1 transformer down the end of my garden and ran it up to the main chimney stack via the mast I have up. Thank you Peter,

[@watersstanton]

Thanks for sharing Brian. More and more hams are realising that this is a great antenna. Take care. 73 Peter.

[@frankmercurio6009]

Thanks for the info on the EFHW antenna. Always learn something from your videos. I use an EFLW with a 9:1 UNUN. IT WORKS GREAT! I have the Diamond BB 7 V WHICH I

[@mw0lge]

talents abound. Brilliant Peter. all the best, Richie.

[@watersstanton]

Many thanks for those kind words. 73 Peter

[@robertlundstrom8061]

Enjoyable video Peter. Love these EFHW videos.

[@watersstanton]

Many thanks. 73 Peter

[@johnblake4503]

Hello Peter, I continue to enjoy your videos and have tried many things you have suggested. Recently I installed a home made end fed antenna for the 40, 20, 15, 10 m band. Its not particularly high and in a bit of a random shape to enable me to fit it in a small garden. Today I spoke with VP8LP in the Falkland Islands, this was using my very old Yaesu FT77S and 10 watts, no external amplifier. As this was on the 17m band this morning I used a Vectronics antenna tuner that I purchased off ebay for £75. Whilst many stations use hundreds of watts and massive directional antennas, in the moment I could compete. It felt like a great acheivement, 7879 miles with 10 watts. Thanks again.

[@watersstanton]

John that is great news. Good for you. A true amateur achievement with basic gear that is not iver expensive. 73 Peter.

[@JasonFerguson1283]

Thank you for the encouraging video! I just acquired an efhw and my first JF radio so I’m ready to go!

[@frankmercurio6009]

Thanks for the video. I enjoy all of your work. I use an EFLW with a 9:1 unun and it works great. I hardly ever use my Diamond BB7V vertical now a days. Nice to know some of your background. Gives the video a personal touch. Keep up the good work. Frank (W8FXM)

[@watersstanton]

Many thanks Frank. Great to hear from you. Take care. 73 Perer

[@PatAutrey]

Really love your videos! You have a great style of teaching - I have been trying to decide what would be best type of antenna to use on 10m. Here are the choices I am considering: 10 m vertical antenna options 1. Dipole (direct connection to coax) 2. Dipole (using a 1:1 balun) 3. Doublet Dipole (Fed w twin lead+ATU) 4. Doublet (legs and feeder twin lead + ATU) 5. Linear Loaded Doublet (legs shorted + ATU) 6. 3 wire LL doublet (50% shorter + ATU) 7. Coaxial dipole (1/4 dielectric 1/4 coax, choke) 8. Coaxial Bazooka 9. Elevated dipole w 4 ground radials 1/4 wave 10. I Max 2000 (64%, 5.1 dBd gain, 15 degrees) 11. Gainmaster (coaxial capacitors go,tuning stub) 12. Double Bazooka 13. 5/8 wave dipole 14. Off Center Fed Dipole 15. G5RV 16. GOGSF 17. End Fed Half Wave 49:1 18. Random Wire 9:1 19. Delta Loop (horizontal vertical polarization) 20. Collinear 21. Yagi 22. Bobtail Curtain + reflector 23. Vertical w parasitic reflector

[@watersstanton]

You are going to have to prune your list a bit, depending on garden size. Ultimately the winner will be a big Yagi.

[@PatAutrey]

@@watersstanton thanks for the recommendation- just so many options! Have thought about building a wire only Yagi actually 3 of them to be able cover all directions without the need of a rotating motor

[@binonwheels]

I run EFHW horizontally, from the apex of the roof around a couple of batons bolted to a wooden fence in the back garden, it’s roughly u-shaped if you look from the top, works for me.

[@watersstanton]

Thanks fir sharing that. 73 Peter

[@MartyGerman]

Watching all of your videos and I enjoyed the keyboard work at the end, a lot! Nice outro! Hope to hear more like that on your other videos?

[@burnettmurray209]

I thought you were a bit 'dry' at first Peter but you are clear and to the point. I'm not sure at the transformer end of this or the extra cores for wattage output but the rest is pretty clear. I love the add on video for 80m too with the suggested capacitor experimentation. THIS is what Ive been looking for. I've seen an 80m-10m folded back version inverted V but the balin was up a 7m + pole! I dread to think how you repair this after a storm?

[@watersstanton]

Cheers.

[@m0bob]

A video of the W&S history would be interesting. I remember the Hornchurch shop.

[@watersstanton]

Ah well, mayve. 73 Peter

[@Paddy_Roche]

Lovely Peter, take care.

[@watersstanton]

Thanks Paddy. 73 Peter

[@aeron-mw7ofs]

Thanks Peter , keep safe 👍

[@watersstanton]

Thanks. And you. 73 Peter

[@thomasoneill8422]

Pretty smoothe Peter De Tom EI5asb.

[@davidportch8837]

another enjoyable video Peter - thanks...

[@watersstanton]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@darz3]

Enjoying the music too

[@watersstanton]

Thanks. 73 Peter

[@frankwc0o]

You are a few that use a Jackery. It's a great substitute or backup.

[@timprice1284]

Really enjoy your videos. DE Tim ND4A

[@watersstanton]

Glad you like them!

[@edwymer2226]

Another fine video. Thank you,

[@watersstanton]

Glad you enjoyed it. 73 Peter

[@DD-gd3fr]

Awesome info thanks 👍

[@Captain-ku2rm]

NICE TUNE!

[@rayhill1855]

Love your vids

[@paulstevenson9093]

Enjoy your video's, thank you for sharing, I often wonder about Mr Stanton?

[@watersstanton]

He is still around but not involved in the business. 73 Peter

[@garrytaylor5471]

The section of coax from the 49:1 balun to the choke balun acts as a counter poise. That’s why you don’t need to add another one.

[@watersstanton]

Its not quite that simple.

[@2e0hpi]

Nothing wrong with going to the seaside portable in January you just need a nutter 😆 🤣 another excellent video , writing this from the beach ⛱️ 😆 73 Carl 2E0HPI

[@watersstanton]

Iactually did ooerate in a now storm on a beavh when I was much much younger. But not now! 73 Peter

[@rogerbirchall9037]

In another video you show a 10 turn model , can you explain the difference .Thanks Roger

[@pep1dog1]

I restore old tube am radios and sometimes the capacitors in the if cans have silver mica disease so we take the cans out cut the original mica's out then add a pair to the legs after reinstalling some radio schematics give you the internal capacitance some don't ,most people say just throw a couple of 100pf in there but sometimes the sensitivity hurts what I do is install two adjustable caps do an alignment on the radio then take them out measure them and then put the right mica's in then realign. My question is has anyone tried this on the unun's to see if there is a better match than 100pf on their given antenna configuration?

[@garrycullum3861]

Hi Peter, I visited your shop back in the 90’s when I first got my licence, I loved the place & wished I could have stayed forever. I’ve just ordered a LDG 49:1 unun and will be trying it out in the next couple of days. I’ve got 10m going up vertical & 10m going to a lower post down the garden. Will it matter if the wire going from the vertical part is not completely horizontal or should I try to match the height with another spider pole down the garden ??? Garry, 2E1FNP

[@MartyGerman]

Peter, please check out the Morisino-32 CW trainer (next avail purchase date is Aug 26) kit. There are some good videos about it but I'd like to hear your evaluation, please?

[@PatAutrey]

I assume that you're shorting the quarter wave matching section how far up from the short did you need to go to find your 50 ohm position to connect the coax to?

[@johnjames4647]

More 👏👏👏👏

[@watersstanton]

Thanks.

[@AliReza-zx8km]

Nice....................................

[@watersstanton]

Thanks

[@eugeneoneal3034]

Could you tell me please, I'm surrounded by trees so what's the best way to route my endfed EFHW A: over the trees B: through the trees, C: Round the trees ? and would the trees cause me problems with reception and transmitting (HF) ?, I've not been on a radio (CB days) for 40 years and recently passed my foundation exam. Thanks for reading. BTW Love the channel.

[@watersstanton]

On HF, all three choices will work. If you pass the antenna through trees it is possible tuning will change when wet etc. So that would be my thrid choice. Hooe that helos. 73 Peter.

[@dannystephenson4957]

Morning Peter, from your experience with efhw antennas where exactly on the feeder would you place a line isolator? I read so many conflicting comments that it should be placed a quarter wave length from the transceiver end ( my coax is barely a quarter wave long) or at the antenna end or just simply before the feeder terminates to the radio say a foot or so! Is it really that detrimental? Regards Danny

[@watersstanton]

Place it right at the end of the coax before it connects to the transceiver. If you have any external items like ATU or AWR meter, then place it at the shack end just before the coax enters the first of these on the antenna side.

[@dannystephenson4957]

Thanks for your reply will most definitely adopt your method.

[@Obeeewaan]

I think the link for the dipole calculator is incorrect, goes to the build a 49:1 video instead..🤔

[@watersstanton]

OK thanks for that. Will put itright. 73 Peter

[@davem0udb]

How timely Peter, i’ve just acquired a 7m pole and will be looking at putting up a 20m inverted L at the weekend best regards Dave M0UDB

[@watersstanton]

Yes go for it Dave. 73 Peter

[@jobluer7119]

Hi Peter. The 49:1 you built was only a single strand of wire? i thought that the first 2 turns had to be twisted together to form the primary coil of the transformer before going on to wind the secondary turns? or is your shorting wire forming the primary? thanks redders

[@watersstanton]

Yes its a kind of auto transformer. It works! 73 Peter.

[@wb8vmn]

Hi Peter.

[@wb8vmn]

I'm enjoying your videos. I'm looking forward to you're upcoming video on the G5RV..

[@watersstanton]

Thanks Thomas. 73 Peter

[@markg6jvy135]

👍👏👏

[@watersstanton]

Thanks. 73 Peter

[@user-cv4ec1ju1c]

Dump the intro