Thank you! I used this video to build a similar antenna. The only thing I changed is I used antenna wire from SOTABeams instead of speaker wire. But putting out 5 Watts on my 705 I was able to QSO with a guy 2,100+ miles away (San Antonio TX to North Cascades WA). Pretty incredible!
I just got a xiegu x6200, and I just scored a couple of the bnc to banana Jack's. So you had no need for a balun or unun since you were running wire cut to the resonant length, right?
@KI4ASK Thank you very much. I appreciate the answer. You just got another subscriber. I'll be sharing this and your channel with the club. I'm the president of the Big Island Amateur Radio Club. I want to focus the next year on emcomm-ready HF, NVIS, and being able to use what you have around to make contacts. These are the simple fixes that will help save lives. I hope you're having a great day. Thanks again. KH6GG 73🤙🏾
@KI4ASK yep. The big island of Hawaii. I'm about 15 minutes away from the volcano national park. It's a trip. I want to do another POTA expedition up there. The group that came with me last time kept jumping around the bands and not focusing on getting at least one contact. I've got my lady interested so we might go for an activation soon. The xiegu amp that was supposed to come at the same time ended up coming out of Florida right when the hurricane hit. It says it'll be here tomorrow, though. Where are you located?
@KI4ASK i finally had time to look up your call. How's it out there? I know everything is kinda messed up from Florida on up. If anything, stay safe. Especially in the next few weeks. It's getting weird everywhere.
Hi I’m really new to this. I’m curious what you used for your feed line? I’d like to make this but then run the line into the house for winter. Can you do that? And how do you ground? Again super new.
I used a short run of RG58 cable as the feed line. Because I use this as a temporary, portable antenna I did not ground it - I recommend this antenna for portable operations. The banana plug adapter used is not very weather proof.
I've been wanting to build a 10 meter verticle antenna simply so I can connect with a local group that meets every night on 10 meters. My long wire end fed works great for my normal HF'ing but for some reason I can only connect with half of this group. Nobody is all that far away but I just can't hear them. They are all running verticles so your antenna might just be what I need. I'm not ready for the likes of the DX Commander series yet (room wise). Ha. I am totally new to HF.
Isn't this dipole horizontal also? Sounds like you need a vertical wire antenna to match your group's verticals. Lots of them on here to look at... Good luck!
@@garytedlock7533 Gary, I'm not sure to be honest. I mostly operate QRP and I knew the speaker wire could handle low power. I'm sure you could find an online calculator somewhere to plug in the wire characteristics and figure it out. I would imagine it can handle much more than 10watts since it is speaker wire. I'd estimate at least 50 watts, maybe more.
@@albertlevy3721 consider a roll-up J-Pole. Here's a great one from N9TAX - you can also find plans on the internet to make your own. I have a VHF/UHF version for the ham bands and it works great -> n9taxlabs.com/shop/ols/products/dual-band-murs-gmrs-slim-jim-with-10-or-16-foot-cable
The two parts of the dipole will be less than 7 inches. You need an SWR meter and need to trim very slowly. Use the highest GMRS frequency and trim it down to SWR 1.5. Then all the lower frequencies will be good. I use one indoors and it works fine. I made mine using 1/2" PVC with a T in the middle. Use 9" pieces in all 3 parts of the T.
@@gulfy09 I've never tried to build a dipole antenna with copper pipes. I've seen vertical antennas with copper pipes (specifically J-Pole antennas), but never a horizontal dipole. Assuming the dimensions are similar to what I did with the wire in theory it might work.
Depends on type of wire and gauge. I ran 10 watts through it and it could probably go much higher. Here’s some information - www.elprocus.com/wire-gauge/
As the classic saying goes, the SWR is "Close enough for Rock & Roll and Government Work". Dipoles are the best quick antennas. Hope your throw bag didn't get stuck in the tree.
Thus is not hamvradio This is CB RADIO. another poor antenna, another plastic radio and one contact with way excessive power is NOT amateur radio. Its been done to death.
You're wrong on some many levels. It's the 10m amateur band, not the 11m citizens band. So you're wrong there. It wasn't a poor antenna, it's actually a resonant antenna that worked great. So you're wrong there too. I don't know how much power other station was running, but I was running 10 watts. The IC-705 is a QRP low power radio. So you're wrong there too. K8BYP you're just wrong here my friend. I guess you're just a troll.
Hello Joe thanks for making the video. I enjoyed the video I want to get the materials and make a portable 10m dipole and other bands for my go box. 73 AE4OY WILLIAM PEACOCK 🦚 EM-81UF Blackshear, Ga 😂
🎉 Lovely!
No playing with matching, baluns, ununs, just the wire, love it! Thank you ❤
Nice simple antenna. Thinking doing same but as vertical on fiberglass pole.
Thank you! I used this video to build a similar antenna. The only thing I changed is I used antenna wire from SOTABeams instead of speaker wire. But putting out 5 Watts on my 705 I was able to QSO with a guy 2,100+ miles away (San Antonio TX to North Cascades WA). Pretty incredible!
That's great Travis. QRP is fun!
Glad to see this. People make things WAY too hard and WAY too expensive these days. Antennas never need to cost more than a few bucks.
Agreed
WOW!!!!! Always amazes me qrp. I guess I need to try it sometime. Georgia to Wyoming on 5 watts and 59 signal report. Im Impressed.
When 10m is open, it doesn't take much power to work it. A fun band.
I'm doing 10 meters on my 65 foot end fed half wave for 40 meters. 20 and 10 meters have an octave relationship with 40 meters.
Good video 🇺🇸
Would adding a small weight near the ground to help make it vertical be ok?
I don't see why not. Should work, although you might have to adjust the antenna length a bit to account for the change in orientation.
Nothing better than taking Ham Radio outdoors.
Amen!
great job JOe fantastic video 73 from kb2uew
I just got a xiegu x6200, and I just scored a couple of the bnc to banana Jack's. So you had no need for a balun or unun since you were running wire cut to the resonant length, right?
@@TheGeekiestGuy correct
@KI4ASK Thank you very much. I appreciate the answer. You just got another subscriber. I'll be sharing this and your channel with the club. I'm the president of the Big Island Amateur Radio Club. I want to focus the next year on emcomm-ready HF, NVIS, and being able to use what you have around to make contacts. These are the simple fixes that will help save lives. I hope you're having a great day. Thanks again.
KH6GG
73🤙🏾
@ where are you located? Big Island as in Hawaii?
@KI4ASK yep. The big island of Hawaii. I'm about 15 minutes away from the volcano national park. It's a trip. I want to do another POTA expedition up there. The group that came with me last time kept jumping around the bands and not focusing on getting at least one contact. I've got my lady interested so we might go for an activation soon. The xiegu amp that was supposed to come at the same time ended up coming out of Florida right when the hurricane hit. It says it'll be here tomorrow, though. Where are you located?
@KI4ASK i finally had time to look up your call. How's it out there? I know everything is kinda messed up from Florida on up. If anything, stay safe. Especially in the next few weeks. It's getting weird everywhere.
The antenna is also affected by the gauge of wire you use for the dipole elements? Still cool
Very neat stuff..no balun, no complications. I'm not familiar with that radio but assume it has some antenna tuning capability?
No tuner needed for that antenna since I built it to be resonant for 10m.
Hi I’m really new to this. I’m curious what you used for your feed line? I’d like to make this but then run the line into the house for winter. Can you do that? And how do you ground? Again super new.
I used a short run of RG58 cable as the feed line. Because I use this as a temporary, portable antenna I did not ground it - I recommend this antenna for portable operations. The banana plug adapter used is not very weather proof.
@@KI4ASK Thank you for the fast response! I’ll keep searching for how to do this as a permanent set up for a ham shack. Thx!
I've been wanting to build a 10 meter verticle antenna simply so I can connect with a local group that meets every night on 10 meters. My long wire end fed works great for my normal HF'ing but for some reason I can only connect with half of this group. Nobody is all that far away but I just can't hear them. They are all running verticles so your antenna might just be what I need. I'm not ready for the likes of the DX Commander series yet (room wise). Ha. I am totally new to HF.
Isn't this dipole horizontal also? Sounds like you need a vertical wire antenna to match your group's verticals. Lots of them on here to look at... Good luck!
The next time I use a banana adapter I'm going to tie a knot around the poles before tightening.
Were you transmitting on AM or FM?
@@PortlandCandy SSB
Did you put anything on the end of your wire to put any cordage to tie it off to like a tree or something
I didn’t but you certainly could. That’s a great idea
Ok thanks ,How much power can you run on this dipole? Or is it limited 5-10 wstts
@@garytedlock7533 Gary, I'm not sure to be honest. I mostly operate QRP and I knew the speaker wire could handle low power. I'm sure you could find an online calculator somewhere to plug in the wire characteristics and figure it out. I would imagine it can handle much more than 10watts since it is speaker wire. I'd estimate at least 50 watts, maybe more.
@jdomaleski Thanks, I'll start out and then go from there.unless I find out different
New guy here. Can speaker wire be used for gmrs frequency?
@@albertlevy3721 Yes but because it’s in the 460 MHz range the wavelength is much smaller and you don’t need that much wire.
@KI4ASK Thanks, was thinking of something for the field, like in a tree.
@@albertlevy3721 consider a roll-up J-Pole. Here's a great one from N9TAX - you can also find plans on the internet to make your own. I have a VHF/UHF version for the ham bands and it works great -> n9taxlabs.com/shop/ols/products/dual-band-murs-gmrs-slim-jim-with-10-or-16-foot-cable
The two parts of the dipole will be less than 7 inches. You need an SWR meter and need to trim very slowly. Use the highest GMRS frequency and trim it down to SWR 1.5. Then all the lower frequencies will be good. I use one indoors and it works fine. I made mine using 1/2" PVC with a T in the middle. Use 9" pieces in all 3 parts of the T.
I live in a townhouse with a HOA. Any chance this antenna will work inside?
What size wire did you use? KD9WTH 73
I used 18/2 speaker wire. (18 AWG)
@Joe Domaleski, KI4ASK would 16g be to heavy
@@garytedlock7533 no, that should be fine.
Thanks KD9WTH 73
I tried just that exact thing with copper tubes a half inch in diameter and no luck.
Copper tubes?
Copper pipe??
@@gulfy09 I've never tried to build a dipole antenna with copper pipes. I've seen vertical antennas with copper pipes (specifically J-Pole antennas), but never a horizontal dipole. Assuming the dimensions are similar to what I did with the wire in theory it might work.
Max watts is 5?
Depends on type of wire and gauge. I ran 10 watts through it and it could probably go much higher. Here’s some information - www.elprocus.com/wire-gauge/
@@KI4ASK Thank you! I just saw another version of this same antenna and 100 watts was suggested...
@@K4dsx I personally think the 16 gauge wire I used could handle 100 watts SSB, but have not formally calculated it’s rating
As the classic saying goes, the SWR is "Close enough for Rock & Roll and Government Work". Dipoles are the best quick antennas. Hope your throw bag didn't get stuck in the tree.
Those arborist throw bags work great and I have yet to get it stuck. Thanks for watching
you made that just look way too easy.
but fits into my being found of cheep.
Nit pick , There is no NVIS above 12Mhz.
Thank you. Didn’t know that and looked it up. You’re absolutely correct.
Yea 40/80m is where you want nvis. Great video
Thus is not hamvradio
This is CB RADIO. another poor antenna, another plastic radio and one contact with way excessive power is NOT amateur radio.
Its been done to death.
You're wrong on some many levels. It's the 10m amateur band, not the 11m citizens band. So you're wrong there. It wasn't a poor antenna, it's actually a resonant antenna that worked great. So you're wrong there too. I don't know how much power other station was running, but I was running 10 watts. The IC-705 is a QRP low power radio. So you're wrong there too. K8BYP you're just wrong here my friend. I guess you're just a troll.
Say "I don't know jack about ham radio" without saying "I don't know jack about ham radio." Mission accomplished!
@@KI4ASK Poor guy has been around nuclear radiation too long, let alone HF... Good video, thanks!
Sad HAM…
Love it 73s {KD4OEL}
Hello Joe thanks for making the video. I enjoyed the video I want to get the materials and make a portable 10m dipole and other bands for my go box. 73 AE4OY WILLIAM PEACOCK 🦚 EM-81UF Blackshear, Ga 😂
Yeah, 10m has been hot the last two weeks