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Chapter 1:

Beverage Antenna

Intro

1.1

Field Beverage Antenna

The Wonderful Beverage Antenna (UA3ZNW)

1.2

Backyard Beverage Antenna

Universal Beverage Antenna (VA3ZNW)

1.7

Modified Beverage Antenna (VA3ZNW)

1.14

Beverage Antenna: Theoretical Look on Practical Result  (VA3ZNW)

1.21

Conclusion

1.34

Chapter 2:

HF Helical Antennas

Intro

2.1

Old Helical Antennas

Small Sized Helical Antennas (20 meters, UA0RW)

2.2

Window Helical Antennas

Indoor Helical Antenna for the 20- and 17- meter Band for K1 (VA3ZNW)

2.5

Helical Window Antenna for the 20 meter Band (RU4SJ)

2.8

Backyard Helical Antenna

Helical Antenna for the 20- meter Band (VA3ZNW)

2.9

Balcony Helical Antennas

RX3MS Helical Antennas (HF- Bands)

2.12

UR5WCA Balcony Antenna for 7, 10 and 14

2.16

A Helical Loop Antenna for the 20-meters Band (UA9JKW)

2.19

Directional Helical Antennas

Directional Helical Antennas (20 meters, UA0RW)

2.21

Additional Source

Shortened Helical Antennas

2.25

Conclusion

2.26

Chapter 3:

Magnetic Loop Antennas

Intro

3.1

Transmitting Magnetic Loop Antennas

Magnetic Loop from the 1928  (120- 40 meters)

3.2

Once Again About Magnetic Loop Antenna (80- 15 meters, RK3ZK)

3.3

EW6BN Hula- Hoop Magnetic Loop Antenna (20 meters, EW6BN)

3.4

Simple Magnetic Loop Antenna for a Journey (80- 10 meters, R2DHF)

3.6

Ferrite Transmitting Magnetic Loop Antennas

Ferrite Magnetic Antenna for the 160 and 80- meter Bands (UA6CA, UA6ACA)

3.8

Experimenters with VHF Transmitting Magnetic Loop Antennas

Experimenters with the VHF Magnetic Loop (2- meters, RK3ZK)

3.9

Receiving Magnetic Loop Antennas

Old Receiving Magnetic Loop Antennas (LW, MW, RK3ZK)

3.11

Two Receiving Magnetic Loop Antennas from Old Magazines (MW)

3.17

Two Receiving Magnetic Loop Antennas (MW, UA3AJO)

3.18

Chapter 3: Magnetic Loop Antennas

Ferrite Magnetic Antenna for the 160, 80 and 40- meter Bands

(UA6CA, UA6ACA)

3.19

Receiving Field HF Loop Antenna (40- 10 meters, UU9JAN)

3.20

Conclusion

3.22

Chapter 4:

Apartment Antennas

Intro

4.1

Window Antennas

Urban Antenna (80, 40, 20- meters, RU4SJ)

4.2

Simple Window Loop Antenna (20- 10- meters, RA9SUS)

4.4

Broadband Indoor Antenna (160- 10- meters, VA3ZNW)

4.5

Window Dipole Antennas with Capacitive Loads for the 6 and 10- meters (VA3ZNW)

4.8

Antenna for 50 and 70- MHz Band (ES4UY, UY5ON)

4.12

Balcony Antennas

Shortened Dipole Balcony Antenna for the 20- meter Band (RN9AAA)  

4.14

Shortened Antenna G5RV for 14- 50- MHz Bands (UY5ON)

4.17

Attic Antennas

Attic Antenna for 40-, 30-, 20-, 17-, 15-, 12 and 10 meter Band

4.18

Unusual Antennas

Lawn Antenna (40- 10- meters, K2MIJ)

4.19

Additional Source

Jones Antenna Handbook

4.21

Conclusion

4.22

Chapter 5:

Antennas for Limited Space

Intro

5.1

Dipole Antennas

Simple Folded Dipole Antenna for the 20- meter Band (UA4HAZ)

5.2

Old CDs in Antenna for 10 meter Band (UA9XBI)

5.4

L- Antennas

Simple Broadband Antenna for the 40- meter Band (VA3ZNW)

5.5

L-Vertical Antenna for Nearest Objects for The 40- and 20- meter Bands (UR0GT)

5.10

Unusual Antennas

WB4ENE Minimal Reactance Antenna (160- 10- meters, WB4ENE)

5.13

Compact Cage Antenna (10- meters, RU3ARJ)

5.14

Conclusion

5.16

Chapter 6:

Antennas for Limited Open Space

Intro

6.1

Multiband Loop Antennas

Simple All- Band HF- Antenna (US4EM)

6.2

Circle Antenna (160- 10- meters, RA3ARN)

6.3

Vertical Antennas

Practical Design of Open- Sleeve Antennas for Upper HF- Bands (UA3AVR)

6.4

Two Vertical Antennas for 20-, 15- and 10- meter Bands (UR0GT)

6.5

Vertical Antenna for the 20-, 15-, 10- meter Bands (Antenna UW4HW)

6.7

RA3AAE Antenna for the 10- and 2- meter Band

6.9

Chapter 6: Antennas for Limited Open Space

Multiband Vertical Stub Antennas (RN9RQ) (40, 20, 15, 10- meters)

6.11

Vertical for the 20- meter Band (R9WI)

6.14

UN7CI Vertical Antenna for 7, 14 and 21- MHz

6.16

Ground Plane Antenna for 40, 20, 15 and 10- meter Bands (UA3FE)

6.17

A Five Bands Vertical Trap Antenna (UL7GCC) (80, 40, 20, 15, 10- meters)

6.20

Vertical Open Stub Antenna for the 40 and 20- meter Band (UR0GT)

6.21

Bidirectional Vertical Antenna for the 20- meter Band (UR0GT)

6.22

Small Vertical for the 80- meter Band (UR0GT) 

6.23

Sloper Antennas

Broadband Sloper for the 80- meter Band (UA6CA)

6.24

Two Slopers for All Traditional Five HF-Bands (UA6CA)

6.25

Inverted V Antennas

Shortened Antenna for the 160- meter Band (RA3ARN)

6.26

Dipole Antenna for 40- and 20- meter Bands (DL1BA)

6.28

Modified Dipole Antenna DL1BA for 40- and 20- meter Bands (RW4HFN)

6.30

Modified DL1BA Dipole Antenna for 40- and 20- meter Bands with additional 10- or 15- meter    Band (RW4HFN)

6.32

Modified DL1BA Dipole Antenna for 40-, 20-, 15-, and 10- meter Bands (RW4HFN)

6.33

Delta Loop Antennas

Delta Loop for 40- and 20- meter Band (UR0GT)

6.34

Half Loop Antenna for the 80-, 40,- 20,- and 15- meter Bands (UR0GT)

6.35

Unusual Antennas

Simple HF Antenna for the 20-, 17-, 15-, 12- and 10- meter Band (RA4NF)

6.36

Conclusion

6.37

Chapter 7:

 UA6AGW Antennas

Intro

7.1

UA6AGW Antennas for 80 and 40- meters (UA6AGW)

7.2

UA6AGW Antennas: Modification and Development (40 meters)  (UA6AGW)

7.6

Directional UA6AGW Antenna V. 7.00 (40 meters) (UA6AGW)

7.10

UA6AGW Field Antenna: V.40.21 (40 meters)  (UA6AGW)

7.14

UA6AGW Antenna: V.40.20 (40 meters)  (UA6AGW)

7.18

UA6AGW Antenna: V. 20-10.51 (14.0- 29.5- MHz) (UA6AGW)

7.19

UA6AGW Antenna in Experimenters by RU1OZ (20 and 17 meters)

7.23

R3PIN Experimenters with UA6AGW Antenna   (10 meters)

7.25

Conclusion

7.28

Chapter 8:

Antennas for Unlimited Open Space

Intro

8.1

Wire Antennas

Simple Wire Antenna for All HF- Bands (UA6CA)

8.2

Loop Antennas

Compact Antenna for 160- meter Band for the DX- Window (UR0GT)

8.3

Delta Antenna for 80-, 40-, 20- and 15- meter Bands (UR0GT)

8.4

Delta for the 80 and 40- meters (RZ3DK)

8.5

UB5UG Rectangular Loop Antenna (40- meters)

8.6

Butterfly Antenna for the 20 meters (UA9XBI)

8.8

Chapter 8: Antennas for Unlimited Open Space

Inverted-Vee Antennas

Antenna for 80-, 40-, 20-, 17-, 15-, 12-, and 10- meter Bands (UA6CA)

8.9

Asymmetrical I.V. for the 80 and 40- meters (UR0GT)

8.11

Two DEWD Inverted-Vee for the 80- meters (UR0GT)

8.12

Windom Antennas

Windom Compendium from RZ9CJ (80-, 40-, 30,- 20-, 17-, 15-, 12-, and 10- meters)

8.14

UA6CA Windom Antenna for 80-, 40-, 20- and 10- meter Bands

8.15

UR0GT Windom Antenna (40,- 20,  and 10- meters)

8.16

Conical Windom Antenna (UA4QA, 20- meters)

8.17

Dipole Antennas

Nadenenko Dipole Antenna (40- 6 meters)

8.18

Off Center Fed Dipole Antenna for 80- 40- 20- 15- and 10- meter Bands

8.19

UP2NV Antenna for 80-, 40-, and 15- meter Bands

8.20

Two Multiband Asymmetrical Dipole Antennas:

80/40/20/10- meter bands (UR0GT)

8.21

Two DEWD Dipole Antennas for the 80- meters (UR0GT)

8.22

Stub Matching DEWD Dipole for the 80- meters (UR0GT)

8.23

Dipole Antenna for the 80- meters With Rectangular UR0GT- Match

8.24

Dipole Antenna for the 80- meters With Triangular UR0GT- Match

8.25

Narrow DEWD Dipole Antenna for the 80- meters (UR0GT)

8.26

Narrow DEWD Dipole Antenna for the 80- meters with an Inductance Matching (UR0GT)

8.27

Narrow DEWD Dipole Antenna for the 80- meters with a Stub Matching (UR0GT)

8.28

Super Narrow DEWD Dipole Antenna for the 80- meters with A Stub Matching (UR0GT)

8.29

Chapter 8: Antennas for Unlimited Open Space

Vertical Antennas

Ground Plane for the 40,-30,-20 and 17- meter Bands (R7AA)

8.30

Top Fed Five Bands Vertical Antenna (40,- 20,- 15,- and 10 meters, UB5UG)

8.35

DEWD Vertical for the 80- meters (UR0GT)

8.37

Conclusion

8.39

Chapter 9:

Field Antennas

Intro

9.1

UN7CI Delta Loop Antenna for 7, 10, 14 and 21- MHz

9.2

Simple Field One- Wire- Length HF Antennas (40- 10 meters, UA6HJQ)

9.4

Field Antenna for FT- 817 (40- 10 meters, UU9JEW)

9.8

Fast Made a Half Wave Antenna for 80 meters (RK3ZK)

9.10

Field Antenna for the 40 meters (UA6HJQ)

9.12

Efficient Field Low Height Dipole Antenna for the 20- meter Band (UA6HJQ)

9.16

Expedition Two Elements Antenna for the 20- meter Band (UA9XBI)

9.20

Conclusion

9.22

Chapter 10:

ATU and RF Transformers

Intro

10.1

HF ATU

Something about Antenna Tuning Units (RK3ZK)

10.2

Simple HF ATU on Lengths of Coaxial Cable (VA3ZNW)

10.9

Chapter 10: ATU and RF Transformers

Pocket Antenna Tuner (UN7CI)

10.13

HF ATU for Symmetrical Ladder Line

Converting Antenna Tuner MFJ-962D for Operation with Symmetrical Ladder Line (RK3DL)

10.16

Symmetrical ATU (DL1BA ex UK8BA)

10.17

ATU for 6 meters

Antenna Tuning Unit for 6-meters (RK3ZK)

10.19

RF Transformers

Broadband Transformer 50/200 Ohm (RZ9CJ)

10.20

Two Broadband Symmetrical Transformers for HF and VHF Bands (UY5ON, ES4UY)

10.22

RX Transformer

Insulation RX Transformer (VA3ZNW)

10.23

Conclusion

10.26

Appendix

Lighting Tank Calculator

A1

Wire Metric Diameter/Gauge Standart

A2

Wave kHz/meter

A3

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