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Marconi “T” HF Aerial Switch

One of the greatest challenges for the typical Ham QTH is squeezing-in that low-band HF aerial for 160m or 80m. Loading coils, loops, creative routing of the wires around trees …

aerials / construction / pztips / technical

Simple Mast Pulley

It’s amazing what you find in a box, isn’t it? Often, you need to support the end of a Dipole/Doublet from a pole and need a simple solution that allows …

aerials / balun / blog / construction / pztips / shack / technical

4:1 Current Balun

It’s often said that you must use a 4:1 Balun on your G5RV or where ladder-line meets coaxial cable. I often hear this topic discussed on the airwaves and the …

aerials / blog / homebrew / operating / portable / pztips

Lightweight Dipole Centre

For my /P outings, I make use of a 10m telescopic fishing-pole which is able to support a variety of aerial configurations – My preferred being a coax-fed 40m Inverted-V …

aerials / blog / construction / homebrew / operating / portable / technical

HF Linked Dipole

This is a really versatile aerial for “portable” operating and is also quite simple to make – It’s a 40m Inverted-V Dipole but with the wires cut at certain points …