6 Meter Ladder Line Antenna Build
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2023
- Start to finish 6 meter antenna build using ladder line. An easy to build
antenna to get you on the 6 meter band. I have built and used these antennas for both the 6 and 10 meter bands. They are easy to deploy up high in a tree. Six meter season is here.
Steve - Ad4xt
Thank you for the information! You can adjust the window. Cut it a little long, the one side can be cut down, but it will make the radiating element longer, but that can be adjusted easy. Just an idea I had and thought it may help others. 73 W4DES
Hi Steve, thanks very much for this excellent talk through. I'm a returner to the hobby and have made a successful Slim Jim for the UK 4m band and may well try your J pole for 6m as it uses a lot less ladder line. Best 73 G0ACE
Antennas like that do very well.
Excellent instructions! I've got a feeling we will have several new 6M operators on the air soon. By the way, you CAN adjust the ladderline matching section after assembly. All you have to do is cut the side of the ladderline that is not soldered to the 1/2 wave antenna element. That effectivly shortens the entire matching section. You could also make it longer by soldering a piece of wire instead of clipping. You need to maintain the perfect gap if you want to extend it. The tricky thing about these antennas is that everyone is going to source slightly different materials. The variations in velocity factor of the various materials and the variations in your individual assembly will be the reason that no persons exact measurements will be the same. For these reasons, ALWAYS cut your parts longer than the plans say. You will trim them to length in the tuning phase, exacly as demonstrated in the video.
Some excellent points you make here Mr. Redacted. I hope everyone reads your comment here. You are spot on. Thanks for watching and the input.
Steve - Ad4xt
Thanks Steve ! I'm sure it will work just as good as the 10 meter you gave us ! Thanks !
Thanks Steve.
Nice project! Thanks!
Enjoyed it Steve. Need to build me another one! Robert KD4YDC
I like it. Thanks
Well produced video. Excellent advice to run your measures long and trim to tune on the element wire. Now let's get Chase Elliott and that '9 team into victory lane, soon! 73! de WX0V
Yea, I went to the race in Nashville couple years ago. I need to go again. I enjoy your channel a well. Steve - Ad4xt
Would work well on a mountain top. Portable too
Awsome . . . 💯👌
what kind of power could you run with this?
As much as any dipole antenna. Limited only by the size and quality of coax you use.
I have a question about the order of adjustments for tuning. Do you get the SWR right first by adjusting the position of the coax connection and THEN tune the frequency by shortening the element length?
Yes, get the best dip with coax position, then fine tune the wire.
Great build, 73 de GRØUSL