Antennas for the Magic Band
Have you ever wanted to try the Magic Band?
Here you can find six different type of antennas you may build to start operating on six meters band.
A home made J-Pole antenna for 50 MHz. This article describes how to build a J-Pole antenna for the 6-meter amateur radio band. It's a good choice for those who want an antenna with better performance than a simple wire dipole, but at a lower cost than buying a commercial antenna. The project requires soldering copper pipes and some specific materials, but can be built in a day
G3PTO antenna drawing plan for a 50MHz 6 Element Yagi beam
A slightly different 6M antenna project by N1GY, an Off center fed antenna for the 50 MHz.
It is more or less omni-directional, and horizontally polarized, it's just a dipole folded around on itself, and supported at the far (open) end with a plastic insulator.
Starting from an original project for a 2 element quad antenna for six meter band, ve7ca presents the dimensions for a 3 element version.
A six meter Moxon rectangle antenna. Includes high definition pictures and a detailed drawing by KG4JJH
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