Ham Radio Antennas

Antennas - Types For Your Ham Radio

The ARRL Antenna Book: The Ultimate Reference for Amateur Radio Antennas, Transmission Lines And Propagation (Arrl Antenna Book) 

Ham Radio Antennas are an inevitable part of amateur radio setup. These antennas need to be specially designed so it can receive quality signals from other amateur radio stations. In this case you need to know both the type, size and coverage antennas.

for ham radio operators we can distinguish two parts of the types of antennas. The first is the type of directional antenna, for example, Yagi and quad. The second we call nondirectional, such as Vertical. Determination of the type and size of the antenna wire adapted to the use of frequency and space available to build them. Wire antennas for the most part are semi-directional, but can also be directional depending on the design and configuration needs.

Yagi, directional antenna type is especially designed for one frequency who has limited strength and frequency badwidth so not ideal for the tune to two or three amateur frequency bands. If you need a directional antenna with a strength of more than one frequency, antenna quad cube could be an option. But you should consider placing space considering this type of antennas that do require a big space. In order to help you in determining the signal changes are needed, this types are designed to set up on poles or towers so as to maximize to receive and transmit radio signals in the desired direction.

For beginers, the wire antenna can be a good choice. Besides being very simple in design, tune and install, wire types are designed for particular frequencies which you do not need a lot of frequency. Installation generally is a dipole design in which the wire is attached between the two buffer that resembles an inverted vee. Despite the complexity can still occur for this type.

For experienced operators, selection, design and installation of the antenna is not mind spending, but for beginners this would require a high effort or could even be an endless nightmare if something goes wrong. Patient in determining the choice, many seeking information and diligently to try something new can be fun if your goal is to get a strong, stable signal and maximum power transfer.