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Multiband End-fed Half-wave EFHW Antenna

Posted: 01 May 2021 08:35 AM PDT
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Multiband End-Fed Half-Wave EFHW Antenna The End Fed Half Wave antenna or
the popularly known EFHW antenna has been around almost ever since the
inception of HF radio. Nevertheless, the EFHW antenna had in the past, been
rather sparingly used by amateur radio operators due to various reasons.
Although it is simple to build and is a multiband antenna, it has several
attributes that make its overall performance far less than optimum for any
serious HF DX operators liking. However, in the present day and age, thanks
to many commercially manufactured EFHW antenna available in the market,
more and more radio amateurs, especially the newcomers to HF communication
are opting for this antenna despite its numerous shortcomings that can only
be partially mitigated to acceptable levels by careful adjustments and
tweaks that could be done by a knowledgeable and seasoned operator. A
rookie operator, on the other hand, might most probably not even be aware
of these shortcomings, let alone knowing ways and means of addressing them.
Despite this many people take a plunge into amateur HF radio, armed with...
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