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title: Homebrew dipole for 20m
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summary: This is my non-plus-ultra antenna. Often used at home and portable.
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date: 2023-04-23T08:51:00+02:00
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coverCaption: Homebrew dipole for the 20m band made from 1.5mm² speaker cable
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lastmod: 2024-09-28T23:48:06+0000
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showBreadcrumbs: true
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showReadingTime: false
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showWordCount: false
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I am very happy with this antenna -- it is very compact when fold together
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and also quite compact when hung from on a mast. It takes about 5 meters
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into one direction and about 6 meters up on the mast.
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There is one disadvantage of this antenna: it is only for one frequency, but
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I usually achieve an SWR of about 1:1.3 instantly when I deploy this antenna
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at home in my garden.
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I made my fist QSO with this antenna into Israel (about 2600 km) with a
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Yaesu FT-891.
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Most of my Winlink sessions from home include this antenna as it takes minimal
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space and I work a winlink gateway in France or the Netherlands quickly (they
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respond often within the first three requests).
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I also use [a choke]({{< ref "/equipment/radio-stuff/accessories/homebrew-common-mode-choke/" >}})
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with the antenna.
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