Half the fun of the hobby was I thought, the construction of home brew antenna. The challenge is to build your own and get out transmitting as far as you can...Give it try it actually works!!! If you have money in the later stages of your hobby, then by all means go and buy a corporate antenna, but you're missing a major part of the hobby!!
I agree completely. There is nothing more satisfying than building a new antenna and that first test to see how the audio report comes back. Did it earlier today and I gotta say, that's my favorite part of the hobby. Always learning and getting better and better.
@@sphinxskates Frankly, since we no longer build radio kits, inventing and building antennas is the ONLY part left for innovation and experimentation. IMHO anyway.
None of these are the "Best" as there really is no such thing. Certainly the best budget antenna is simply some wire. Ultimately the best antenna for in any given situation is the one you can get in the air and use. Any antenna beats no antenna, that is the only rule that is absolutely true
Congratulations on making your robot sound like an old timer ham, but this is plain affiliate marketing and you don't fool anyone. Well, clearly you do fool at least 125 fools.
I hooked mine up to my outdoor TV antenna that has two antenna amplifiers from lowes and it's incredible.and I get 100 Tv channels.unplug either amplifier and I have almost nothing.
Inverted V should be a simple economical choice. make sure your HF rig had good antenna turner.. before I used Cushcraft . Hustler, Wilson HF verticals & Cushcraft 3 element yagi & had good CQ dx qso. my first HF rig was Kenwood TS520s, then Drake TR7, Yasue FT1000, Kenwood TS820 .. de Miami, fl
Are you serious, full-bore ham radio man like me--- well I only would have yagi antennas and a couple of towers to hold them up in the air, I have two that are over 80 feet and peak up to 100. You can get in with a multi band vertical but if you wanna really get going, over the years ,like I did, work yourself up to a really big array.
My neighbor has all that crap all over his field, looks like he's trying to contact aliens or something.hurricane Ida came through and it looked like a scrapyard out there.
@@sdmay1980 If you go to the trouble of putting up a tower put something on it besides the hex beam. That hex beam is awkward and would be difficult to put up on a tower unless you maybe used a bucket truck. I have done both. I am not sure about the last antenna but I would much rather have an off center fed antenna than either of the two verticals.
While these are each nice antennas, I would hardly call them the best. No 5 band Yagi beam? No dipole or EFHW? Best antennas that for portable or HOA or NVIS? What about 160m? This list is not the best antennas, but only the ones you know about that fit a criteria. The best antenna depends too much on the site, bands, and use to make such a list.
When anyone calls out the best it needs a qualifier such as the best for the money. A good beam of 40 elements on a 1000 foot tower would be a starting place for the best, but not many could afford one like that.
The moonraker comes with a box of rocks. So you can throw further then you can talk. I returned it. The DX engineering hex is over priced. Try NA4RR hex beams. I have had mine 9 years with no problems. Great service too. The DX commander I know nothing about.
Antennas which are standing upright as illustrated here are notoriously susceptible to many noises that you cannot get rid of unless you switch to an antenna what you're sitting up in the air horizontally. This guy doesn't know anything because if you want the best antenna for the middle of the HF bands, you must use horizontal aluminum elements that is the proper length. You can look at a cheap one illustrated in the MFJ /cruhcraft catalog online with the model number Cruhcraft MFJ antennas, model A-3s.... And similar..... Now these antennas are rotatable and need to be sticking out 40 or 60 feet in the air. You could assemble one and lay it out flat over your attic floor, but try to get it pointed north. "Yagi" and "beam" are interchangeable correct terms to refer to antennas.
@@CKJEntertainmentServ Silver elements would be the best as far as electrical goes. However it costs too much and not very mechanical stable. Aluminum is much better as it is mechanically able to be made into a beam element and is a fairly good conductor and relative inexpensive. Copper is better electrically than aluminum and great for simple wire antennas.
THERE IS NO BEST ANTENNA.,ITS ALL ABOUT LOCATION,LOCATION,LOCATION.ITS ALL JUNK...WASTE OF MONEY,,LOT OF BULL SHITTERS TALKING ABOUT CRAP THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT.WIND BAGS WE CBERS CALL THEM..
5:08 Good choice!
Logical! 🤣
Indeed the best choice!
I'm a 12.4 guy!
😂
My next vertical Calum ! Early next year
I'm happy with my EFHW. Served me well for years.
Half the fun of the hobby was I thought, the construction of home brew antenna. The challenge is to build your own and get out transmitting as far as you can...Give it try it actually works!!! If you have money in the later stages of your hobby, then by all means go and buy a corporate antenna, but you're missing a major part of the hobby!!
I agree completely. There is nothing more satisfying than building a new antenna and that first test to see how the audio report comes back. Did it earlier today and I gotta say, that's my favorite part of the hobby. Always learning and getting better and better.
@@sphinxskates Frankly, since we no longer build radio kits, inventing and building antennas is the ONLY part left for innovation and experimentation. IMHO anyway.
@@MrTommy001 new digital modes provide infinite possibilites for experimentation.
Depends on what the individual likes. That’s just your preference. It’s not everyone else’s preference.
None of these are the "Best" as there really is no such thing. Certainly the best budget antenna is simply some wire. Ultimately the best antenna for in any given situation is the one you can get in the air and use. Any antenna beats no antenna, that is the only rule that is absolutely true
Roger that , WA4UJY
Great video man…thanks for posting! 👍
Congratulations on making your robot sound like an old timer ham, but this is plain affiliate marketing and you don't fool anyone. Well, clearly you do fool at least 125 fools.
I can state that the DX Commander is my favorite!
thanks for sharing!
I hooked mine up to my outdoor TV antenna that has two antenna amplifiers from lowes and it's incredible.and I get 100 Tv channels.unplug either amplifier and I have almost nothing.
the moonraker I think works from 14mhz and above ..lower it is very bad ..does anyone have any experience ??
How much range can you get from this
can I use it for my repeater Icom v100 VHF frequency?
Inverted V should be a simple economical choice. make sure your HF rig had good antenna turner.. before I used Cushcraft . Hustler, Wilson HF verticals & Cushcraft 3 element yagi & had good CQ dx qso. my first HF rig was Kenwood TS520s, then Drake TR7, Yasue FT1000, Kenwood TS820 .. de Miami, fl
It took me just over an hour to put the hexbeam together on my own and I'm 72 year old were do you get 2 days from lol 😂
My choice goes for h/b wire aerials: wire is cheap.
G4GHB.
What is h/b?
@@mrtechie6810 Homebrew as in made at home.
@@mrtechie6810 Home brew
@@mrtechie6810 Home brew, and not the drinking kind either.
Are you serious, full-bore ham radio man like me--- well I only would have yagi antennas and a couple of towers to hold them up in the air, I have two that are over 80 feet and peak up to 100. You can get in with a multi band vertical but if you wanna really get going, over the years ,like I did, work yourself up to a really big array.
Someday I would love to have a tower and hex beam.
My neighbor has all that crap all over his field, looks like he's trying to contact aliens or something.hurricane Ida came through and it looked like a scrapyard out there.
@@sdmay1980 If you go to the trouble of putting up a tower put something on it besides the hex beam. That hex beam is awkward and would be difficult to put up on a tower unless you maybe used a bucket truck. I have done both. I am not sure about the last antenna but I would much rather have an off center fed antenna than either of the two verticals.
@@billbonu1639 sounds sore of like all the antennas I have up.
Thanks for the video
wot?.... no stacked & bayed rotatable rhombics?.... or a parabolic dish for top band.
The idea that this is even a good HF antenna is absurd!
While these are each nice antennas, I would hardly call them the best. No 5 band Yagi beam? No dipole or EFHW? Best antennas that for portable or HOA or NVIS? What about 160m? This list is not the best antennas, but only the ones you know about that fit a criteria. The best antenna depends too much on the site, bands, and use to make such a list.
When anyone calls out the best it needs a qualifier such as the best for the money. A good beam of 40 elements on a 1000 foot tower would be a starting place for the best, but not many could afford one like that.
The moonraker comes with a box of rocks. So you can throw further then you can talk. I returned it. The DX engineering hex is over priced. Try NA4RR hex beams. I have had mine 9 years with no problems. Great service too. The DX commander I know nothing about.
The best if you can afford it is the steppir
Antennas which are standing upright as illustrated here are notoriously susceptible to many noises that you cannot get rid of unless you switch to an antenna what you're sitting up in the air horizontally. This guy doesn't know anything because if you want the best antenna for the middle of the HF bands, you must use horizontal aluminum elements that is the proper length.
You can look at a cheap one illustrated in the MFJ /cruhcraft catalog online with the model number Cruhcraft MFJ antennas, model A-3s.... And similar..... Now these antennas are rotatable and need to be sticking out 40 or 60 feet in the air. You could assemble one and lay it out flat over your attic floor, but try to get it pointed north. "Yagi" and "beam" are interchangeable correct terms to refer to antennas.
i would LOVE to know why you " MUST " use aluminum elements.
@@CKJEntertainmentServor horizontal as well🤔
@@CKJEntertainmentServ Silver elements would be the best as far as electrical goes. However it costs too much and not very mechanical stable. Aluminum is much better as it is mechanically able to be made into a beam element and is a fairly good conductor and relative inexpensive. Copper is better electrically than aluminum and great for simple wire antennas.
THERE IS NO BEST ANTENNA.,ITS ALL ABOUT LOCATION,LOCATION,LOCATION.ITS ALL JUNK...WASTE OF MONEY,,LOT OF BULL SHITTERS TALKING ABOUT CRAP THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT.WIND BAGS WE CBERS CALL THEM..