HF Field-Radio AntennasHF Field-Radio Antennas

By Al Klase – N3FRQMRCA 2008MRCA 2008

GROUND WAVEGROUND WAVEShort Range

NVISNear-Vertical-Incident Sky-wave

The Hertzian Antenna

The Marconi Antenna

Short Vertical Antenna

10-foot Whip

Low Half-Wave Wire

Comparison

15-Foot HF Whip

MRCA 2002

Relative Performance

Another Comparison

Modern NVIS Antenna

AS-2259

Another Comparison

Traditional Dipole

Sloper

Inverted-V

End-Fed Half-Wave

GRC-9 Antenna Jumpers