Home Homebrew 1/4 Wave 10 Meter Ground Plane

[Riverman]

Changed the location and altered the angle of the wire radial.
The locals’ signals went up a somewhat and they are receiving me stronger as well.

 

[Riverman]

Homemade Sirio Boomerang antenna.
Replaced the wire radial with a 4’ Firestik. The Firestik has a tunable tip making SWR adjustments simple. It’s flat on 20 and about 1.1 on 1 and 40. Now just need to get it in the air.

 

[Riverman]

In the air and “on” the air.

Was going to get another A99. No need to now.

 

[Crawdad]

In the air and “on” the air.

Was going to get another A99. No need to now.
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A much better choice.......

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[Eldorado828]

Homemade Sirio Boomerang antenna.
Replaced the wire radial with a 4’ Firestik. The Firestik has a tunable tip making SWR adjustments simple. It’s flat on 20 and about 1.1 on 1 and 40. Now just need to get it in the air.

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Jim, what antenna are you running on the top there (the vertical one)?

 

[AudioShockwav]

Ten meters is so hot right now that 100 watts will get you around the world.
Enjoy.

73
Jeff

 

[Riverman]

Jim, what antenna are you running on the top there (the vertical one)?

Ed, the vertical is a 10 meter hamstick. With the steel whip pulled out all the way, it works great for 11 meters. Coupled with the Firestik, it makes a terrific CB base antenna. Works better than it did with the wire radial.

 

[Riverman]

Note: The title of this thread says “10 Meter Ground Plane”, but this one is a CB antenna. Somewhere in the thread, I switched over to 11 meters.

 

[HomerBB]

Note: The title of this thread says “10 Meter Ground Plane”, but this one is a CB antenna. Somewhere in the thread, I switched over to 11 meters.

two things.
1. your powers of observation are intact.
2. a few minutes on SSB 11m will reveal that many 10m operators have switched over to 10m. they want to have more fun.