Cheap kites and wire antennas - Part 3 160 metres AM

2,754 views · Published 7 November 2015 · 6:51 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: Amateur Radio VK3YE · 2015 · Science & Technology

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Using a cheap kite to support 30 metres of wire as a vertical antenna on 1.8 MHz.  Good reports were achieved up to 70km with 10w AM. A 1 Meg ohm resistor across the transceiver's antenna terminals (not shown) provided static discharge.

Please see Parts 1 & 2 for earlier attempts at kite antennas.

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