Dipole antennas are easy, right? Just follow the formula, cut two pieces of wire, attach your feedline, and you’re on the air. But then again, maybe not. You’re always advised to cut the legs a little ...

Dipoles are a classic builder’s antenna, after all they are usually little more than two pieces of wire and a feedline. But as [Rob] shows us in the video below, there are a few things to consider.

I've constructed hundreds of antennae in the past. Bowtie dipole arrays, biquads, parabolic reflector dipoles, straight up yagi, logarithmic yagi, log periodic, heliacal and simple 1/4 whips. So when ...

Antennas are an essential part of radio telecommunications equipment, bridging the gap between electronic and electromagnetic signals. The shape and size of an antenna is a strong clue as to its type, ...