Playing with reflectors for the first time. It's so cool seeing how its positioning affects the feed point impedance! :D #AmateurRadio #HamRadio #antenna
The 40-meter band (7 MHz) is a cornerstone of High-Frequency (HF) amateur radio, but a full-sized half-wave dipole for this band is about 66 feet (20 meters) long. For hams with limited space, this can be a serious challenge!. Enter the “Shorty Forty”—a classic solution that uses loading coils to achieve excellent performance in a much more compact footprint.
