There’s a joke in the world of radio that all you need for a HF antenna is a piece of wet string, but the truth is that rudimentary antennas rarely perform well. Random pieces of wire may pull in some ...

So far in the $50 Ham series, I’ve concentrated mainly on the VHF and UHF bands. The reason for this has to do mainly with FCC rules, which largely restrict Technician-level licensees to those bands.

6 Best HF Antennas for 2025 to Boost Your Ham Radio Signal Anywhere Links to the best HF Antennas are listed down below: 6. Moonraker Ltd GPA-80 5. DX Engineering XB-5 Hexx Beam HF Antenna 4. Foul ...