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title: Homebrew 80m half-wave end-fed antenna
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date: 2023-05-01T11:44:57+02:00
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#- amateur-radio
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#- homebrew
#- end-fed
#- half-wave
#- portable

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This is the long version of my portable homebrew half-wave end-fed antenna.

Made from
[lightweight Sotabeams antenna wire](https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/antenna-wire-lightweight-100m/)
and used with a bought [49:1 Un-Un from
Moonraker](https://moonrakeronline.com/us/49-1-end-fed-half-wave-transformer-1).

The antenna only weights about 170g, the Un-Un adds another 75g. I usually use
a homebrew choke that adds another 50g to the antenna system for 80m. In total
this antenna weights 295g.