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How to make the easiest 2 Meter Dipole Antenna for your HT- handheld Radio using a BNC binding post.

In this video I show how to make a 2 meter dipole Antenna for use with a HT for a SOTA activation. You don't even have to know how to solder!
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  • @roamingcelt
    @roamingcelt2 ай бұрын

    3/32 tig filler rod is stiff enough. The guage keeps you from drilling and comes in multiple flavors. I'm using stainless.

  • @spudhut2246
    @spudhut22464 ай бұрын

    great video, thanks for putting these out, it really highlights the 2m technician side. I am trying for my General, but your really showing how Technician can be just as fun.

  • @62chevrolet
    @62chevrolet2 жыл бұрын

    Chuck makes me feel like we’ve been friends for years. Very personable 73 Kk7bcs

  • @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for watching and for the nice comment!

  • @DonzLockz
    @DonzLockz Жыл бұрын

    Haha. Andrew gifted me two older ARRL books, one was for Antenna Design, both are thick books. He is well known here for making great antennas. Had a good chat with him, a top bloke!👍🤠 P.S... I'm gonna have a look to see if that design is in there. Lol

  • @PalmettoflyerSC
    @PalmettoflyerSC2 жыл бұрын

    Great video and has me thinking to make a HT portable dipole. Pro tip, when using soft copper wire like stripped romex, before you cut and shape the wire, use a handheld power drill motor and spin a twist into the length of wire. Put one end of the wire in a vise, the other in the drill chuck. Give it a handful of turns and It will remove the kinks and add some stiffness to the wire. (assuming that you want stiff wire).

  • @JosephVE3GKT
    @JosephVE3GKT2 жыл бұрын

    I've done one of these for 70cm, it worked quite well!

  • @pinkertonusaf
    @pinkertonusaf Жыл бұрын

    Love this super easy little antenna. I designed a little bracket that can be 3d printed that fits it perfectly in lieu of your stick of ABS. let me know if you want the STL.

  • @teamblindsquirrel

    @teamblindsquirrel

    Жыл бұрын

    I would take the STL file if you are still offering it. Thanks 73

  • @skaramicke
    @skaramicke Жыл бұрын

    Hey Chuck KK6USY. Great video! A quick note though - it's crucial to adress the balance in a dipole. The jacket of the coax acts as ground so if you add a balun, the second element of the dipole also becomes radiant, making it a true dipole instead of an extended 1/4 vertical with a tiger tail. Tiger tails work great compared to the normal ground plane on an HT (your face!) but a balanced dipole is heaps better still. Always great seeing creativity in HT land / levels the field with all the custom antennas for HF. Thank you! 73, SA6HAM.

  • @tangobayus
    @tangobayus Жыл бұрын

    I uses this fitting to make a 2m/70cm dipole. I used banana plugs to hold the wires then put them into the fitting. I used an antenna analyzer to trim them to the point where the SWR is very low. I did the 2m first, then added the wire for 70cm. That threw the 2m off until I got the 70cm properly trimmed. They are mounted on a frame of 1/2" pvc. Not terribly pretty but works quite well. I used old stranded speaker wire.

  • @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice! Yea when you add another part it usually mess something else up lol.

  • @brandiesguerra5856
    @brandiesguerra585610 ай бұрын

    Hello sir im from philipines

  • @mikemiles3068
    @mikemiles30682 жыл бұрын

    Great video Chuch❗️ Always FUN experimenting with antenna builds. 👍

  • @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yea it is Mike and I might have a second version of this build! (gain)

  • @thedwighty
    @thedwighty2 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Just found your content this evening. Nice intro clip too

  • @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you and thanks for watching!

  • @TheNoCodeTech
    @TheNoCodeTech2 жыл бұрын

    ThNHR TeamReplay for the win!

  • @javi_k6tnt
    @javi_k6tnt2 жыл бұрын

    i like it, gonna build it with a pvc tee fitting, epoxy, & a fiberglass 2’-4’ collapsable painter pole that i have in shed.

  • @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    2 жыл бұрын

    Perfect Javi, you made me think of it so you get credit!!

  • @fearghal
    @fearghal7 ай бұрын

    So good - thank you!

  • @osrzgz
    @osrzgz3 ай бұрын

    Un placer ver sus videos bien detallados y practicos.. .Gracias y un saludo.

  • @tanalee229
    @tanalee229 Жыл бұрын

    I just bought my first beginner ham gear: a GT-5R and a Signal Stuff Dual Band 2 m / 70cm (19" long) antenna. I live near Pearl Harbor. I've barely heard a squeak from anyone on ham, GMRS, or FRS frequencies. Seriously disappointed so far. Regarding your video (sorry if I'm being SUPER ignorant), you started out cutting two 6-1/2 inch pieces of 14 gauge wire. How did you end up with wire that looked like a couple feet long? Nice chilled style. Thanks!

  • @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    Жыл бұрын

    Tana, the longer antenna ends were for 2m , the 6.6" elements were for 70cm sorry I probably wasn't real clear on that. As for hearing traffic near Pearl Harbor I do know there are a few nets that you should be able to hear easily. I have a friend Todd that lives near PH and he runs a couple of the nets. If you want to email me , I''m good on QRZ I can find out a list from Todd and they are very welcoming on his net, I joined in on a vacation last year. Also to help get stronger signals you might try a roll up Dipole from Dr. Ed Fong. edsantennas.weebly.com/

  • @tanalee229

    @tanalee229

    Жыл бұрын

    @@KK6USYHamRadioAdventures Thank you very much.

  • @rilosvideos877
    @rilosvideos8778 ай бұрын

    Isn't the gap too much with this BNC-connector? I guess its 12-15mm gap, but should be as small as possible. What effect has the larger (than necessary) gap?

  • @drewby4563
    @drewby4563 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you sir 73's

  • @ildarmingazov2304
    @ildarmingazov23046 ай бұрын

    Hey there! Thanks a lot!

  • @RobG-KD9YBZ
    @RobG-KD9YBZ Жыл бұрын

    If you were to build for say 50-100 watt radio, what would be different about it?

  • @CharlesHuse
    @CharlesHuse4 ай бұрын

    A 5-pack of those BNC binding post is $8 on Amazon. This is a perfect simple build for a portable rig like an IC-705.

  • @elsuperpollo2273
    @elsuperpollo22737 ай бұрын

    I'm looking to make one for my ht and mobile uhf/vhf mobile to use in my house since I dont have 8 million dollars for a home base radio.

  • @slamm1t
    @slamm1t15 күн бұрын

    Why did you cut 2 pieces 61/2 inches when the wires on the finished product are clearly longer than that?

  • @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    15 күн бұрын

    I guess you were to busy skipping around and didn't hear the part where I said the 6.5" lengths were for 70cm. The longer antenna was for 2m. Thanks for watching.

  • @Filologos4uGr
    @Filologos4uGr Жыл бұрын

    Hello! Congratulations! Your work is excellent! Tell me please or give me a video about how to make the easiest Antenna for VHF / UHF handheld Radio with a wire only to boost the main antenna? Thanks!

  • @weshawkins7165
    @weshawkins71656 ай бұрын

    Just found your channel as I’m getting back into HAM radio. I like this antenna idea for the 2 meter HT. I have the Ft-60, what connector would you use to connect it to the radio?

  • @45auto
    @45auto2 жыл бұрын

    Interesting. It could live in my Jeep.

  • @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    2 жыл бұрын

    $% I had a chance to use it on our YT campout and it was way better than the rubber duck antennas

  • @eduvillasboas
    @eduvillasboas6 ай бұрын

    Olá, obrigado pelo vídeo, tenho material para construir uma antena VHF. 73

  • @AndrewMurphy8383
    @AndrewMurphy83832 жыл бұрын

    chuck just want you to know you have two diffrent dipole it all depends how u have it you have vertical dipole which is good for 2m repeater and ssb and then you have regular dipole horzonal and i can tell you it can be use with rig at 100w rig i just would not go over 50w is what i figure and have tested

  • @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    2 жыл бұрын

    thanks Andrew!

  • @AndrewMurphy8383

    @AndrewMurphy8383

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@KK6USYHamRadioAdventures YW u got another antenna idea for you to try i am trying to get the big time ham tubers to try it

  • @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@AndrewMurphy8383 let me know

  • @AndrewMurphy8383

    @AndrewMurphy8383

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@KK6USYHamRadioAdventures do u have a way i can text i want to be kind secreat or msg if so let me know i can send my email\

  • @AndrewMurphy8383

    @AndrewMurphy8383

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@KK6USYHamRadioAdventures i want you take ladder line and cut it for the 20 meter band and make a qso there is a site if you need a slim jim calulator i have seen it done but i want to see if it can be done for land base and not mobile sky diving setup

  • @paulhastings3109
    @paulhastings31092 жыл бұрын

    I want to build that two mts beam. Need the Measurements on the element and the Boom and am I using square tubing

  • @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    2 жыл бұрын

    All the measurements are in the description Paul. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oaOW2NefetSYlJs.html

  • @McPilot_W3DDS
    @McPilot_W3DDS2 жыл бұрын

    Would you not want this to be vertically polarized? Nice video

  • @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yea in the video I say vertical for FM and horizontal for SSB. Thanks !

  • @paulhastings3109
    @paulhastings31092 жыл бұрын

    Thanks you come up with great ideas 73 KQ4CD Paul

  • @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Paul , glad you liked it.

  • @1John5-12
    @1John5-122 жыл бұрын

    Is the distance end to end (total length) or each end to centre (with the centre gap not counted?).

  • @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    2 жыл бұрын

    John I didn't count the distance in the middle. The length is from the 90 degree bend to the end of each piece of wire.

  • @jimnichols9604
    @jimnichols9604Ай бұрын

    Put a banana plug on the end of each wire and just plug them into the adaptor

  • @barrybogart5436
    @barrybogart54362 жыл бұрын

    I just use TV rabbit ears with coax and BNC or SMA rather than twin lead. VE7VIE

  • @joecraft4409
    @joecraft44092 жыл бұрын

    Wait,,, ain’t those 1” squares on your green mat (the one with the yellow lines) throw out the tape measure lol 😂

  • @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol your right and it has 1/4" marks on the sides , will have to remember that!

  • @joecraft4409

    @joecraft4409

    2 жыл бұрын

    All in fun brother. I'm in the middle of making a 5 element 2 meter yagi inspired by your video for a mew to me FT897D. Its all your fault! Lol. 73. KI5IQE