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| Homebrew dipole for 20m | This is my non-plus-ultra antenna. Often used at home. | 2023-04-23T08:51:00+02:00 | Homebrew dipole for the 20m band made from 1.5mm² speaker cable | 2024-02-24T21:28:39+0000 | true | false | false | true |
I am very happy with this antenna -- it is very compact when fold together and also quite compact when hung from on a mast. It takes about 5m into one direction and about 6m up on the mast.
There is one disadvantage of this antenna: it is only for one frequency, but I usually achieve an SWR of about 1:1.1 instantly when I deploy this antenna at home in my garden.
I made my fist SSB QSO with this antenna into Israel (about 2600km) with a Yaesu FT-891.
Most of my Winlink sessions from home include this antenna as it takes minimal space and I work a winlink gateway in France or the Netherlands quickly (they respond often within the first request).