The antenna was designed for military use from 2 to 10 mhz some references say 2 to 30 mhz.
Coil loaded 40 80 meter inverted v dipole antenna.
My inverted v at 40 ft.
Full size dipole for 75 80 meters 138 feet long.
By john portune w6nbc.
A dipole fed with 300 ohm feeder can be used on all short wave bands.
Adding inductors to your dipole makes it possible to reduce the overall length of the antenna.
Ground plane antenna with radials.
Below is one example of how to build and mount a 40 meter loaded dipole using basic materials.
This ham radio coil loaded 40 and 80 meter inverted v dipole hf wire antenna is easy to build.
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How to tune the 40 80 meter coil loaded inverted v dipole antenna.
I wanted high efficiency 40 meter antenna with low angle radiation.
A vertical seemed the obvious answer a naturally low angle radiator.
The antenna is resonate on both bands and does.
Diameter of the conductor in inches 14 gauge is 065 12 gauge is 08 open the wire gauge and diameter calculator in a separate page.
Performs well but is a cloud burner good for local contacts within 500 miles.
September 11 2015 in.
Full size dipole for 160 meters 268 feet long.
Loading coils make this antenna a full size on 40 meters and a.
The dual dipole wires do the job of providing guying support for the mast.
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This ham radio coil loaded 40 and 80 meter inverted v dipole hf wire antenna is easy to build.
Distance from center of antenna to the center of the coil in feet must be less than half the total antenna length given above.
The loaded dipole opens up the options for many armature radio users faced with space constraints.
This 40 and 80 meter inverted v antenna is made with loading coils.
Doublet aerials for hf amateur ham radio and broadcast bands.
It is a full size antenna on 40 meters and a shortened 80 meter antenna.
Inverted v dipoles positioned at right angles to each other and is supported at the center by a 15 foot mast.
Coil loaded 40 80 meter inverted v dipole antenna by kg0zz.
