by w5fcx | Oct 6, 2021 | Antennas
Background For many radio applications, antenna operation at resonance across multiple frequency bands is highly desirable and has been the holy grail for many decades. The Switched Multi-Band Antenna (SMBA) is designed to operate over multiple bands at resonance and...
by w5fcx | Sep 27, 2021 | Antennas, Birdhouse, Stealth, The Shack
For many of us, living in an HOA-managed neighborhood is a given. There are typically HOA restrictions on antennas – typically No Antennas in the newer neighborhoods. Now I’m not going to debate the pros/cons or rights/wrongs about HOA. The main purpose of...
by w5fcx | Sep 21, 2019 | Antennas, GAP Titan DX
In July, my Spiderbeam mast was sideswiped by the winds from a thunderstorm that took out the mast and put an abrupt end to my Spiderbeam – a great antenna I’ve enjoyed for several years. Someday I plan to replace the Spiderbeam once I have a location I...
by w5fcx | Sep 21, 2019 | Antennas
As discussed in the ResonantOne Multiband Switched Vertical Antenna blog post, this post covers the corresponding dipole antenna, which is shown below. Multiband Switched Dipole (CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE) Interestingly, during last night’s NARS (Northwest Amateur...
by w5fcx | Sep 11, 2019 | Antennas, electronics
After many years of part-time experimentation, prototyping and numerous failed attempts, I am pleased to say that I finally broke through and found a combination of technologies that make it all worthwhile. As a result, below please find the “ResonantOne”...
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