Links

For those interested in antenna experimentation, the magazine AntenneX is now an on-line monthly subscription publication. It appeals to both new and experienced antenna experimenters and builders.

David Robbins, K1TTT, has developed a most useful collection of technical notes that include important items on antenna and related antenna system elements. These notes include his own analyses as well as hard-to-find items drawn from internet sources. (The partial photo is just the tip of one tree in his antenna farm.) Among other items, you will find W3LPL's long Yagi designs (until Frank establishes his own web site).

Ian White, G3SEK, maintains an excellent "Technical Notebook" site. Information focuses on VHF/UHF and contains important antenna, filter, moonbounce, and circuitry data. The information on Yagi stacking and construction is especially interesting to me, but you may find his other notes to be just what you need. Ian writes the highly respected monthly RadCom "In Practice" column.

John Reynolds, G3PTO, provides another fine British antenna web site. Actually, antennas are only one portion (but an important portion) of John's collection of useful information for QRPers and other operators.

Phil Karras, KE3FL, maintains a diverse set of web pages which include some very useful, downloadable software on power output, SWR bandwidth, J-poles, and other subjects.

Ron Banz, AA3RL, has some interesting studies of dipoles, both vertical and and horizontal, at his site. Also featured is a spreadsheet transmission line calculator that you can down load without cost.

John Tait, EI7BA gives excellent detail about the construction of his multi-band quad (exact number of bands keeps growing). Also included are details of the feed system and its rationale, along with many photos, drawings, and tables.

Dan Warren Dan Warren, an Air Force antenna engineer, has developed (and continues to develop) one of the very best compact treatments of antenna fundamentals under the title "How to Become an Antenna Guru." Besides providing a technically sound introduction to an array of arrays (and basic antennas, too), Dan illustrates the long web entry with excellent color 3-D antenna patterns.

Ken Harker is developing new ways to present visualizations of antenna patterns. Although in the early development stages, this project bears watching and may one day find its way into commercial antenna modeling software.

Commercial Antenna Manufacturers and Vendors: A collection on known sources, offered because these pages often contain educational as well as commercial information. This link takes you to L.B. Cebik's website.