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Portable HF AntennasThink Like A Backpacker

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My Personal Goals…

• Operate more HF

• Get out and hike more

• Improve my CW skills

• Build some cool stuff

• Obsess over a new project

Popular Portable HF Antennas…

PackTenna

Just Throw A Wire Up In A Tree…

Fiberglass Mast

26” 32.5’

1:1 Feed Point Balun

Holes for S-Clips- Antenna wire strain relief- Mounting

Mounting holes for mini-bungee cords

Vertical wire element jack

Horizontal or Veewire element jacks

Coax connector

Zip-tie holes to mount toroids

Feed Points and Chokes1:1 Balun

Feedpoint9:1 UNUNFeedpoint

In-LineCurrentChoke

Inverted VeeGround Plane

Dipole

End-Fed WireAny Hi-Z Antenna End-Fed Wire

“Think Like a Backpacker”

1. Weigh your stuff - Ounces add up to pounds.

2. Trim the fat: leave the kitchen sink at home.

3. Plan your trip: limit your contingencies.

4. Take the lightest possible item to do the job.

5. Simplify: take items that serve multiple functions.

6. Don’t just take a bunch of stuff: build a system.

7. Get back to the basics - don't over complicate things.

Backpacking Light 101“ By Ryan Jordan"Seven Steps to Enlightenment“www.backpackinglight.com

Next Project…

even smaller …

5-1/2”

The PackTenna

ELECTRICAL

DESIGN

Portable HF Antenna Challenges

• Needs to be big: 16’ to 66’ (20m to 80m)

• Needs some sort of support

• Needs to be light weight

• Needs to be compact

Answer…

Wire + Mast (or tree)

OK, But What… ???!!???

• What kind of antenna design?

• What materials?

• What bands?

Wire Antenna Basics

Dipole

Inverted Vee

Ground Plane

End-Fed Random Wire

End-Fed Half Wave

Center Fed Half Wave Dipole

72 Ohms

½ wavelength

Off Center Fed Half Wave Dipole

200 Ohms

½ wavelength

End Fed Half Wave

4,000 Ohms

½ wavelength

Two Common Wire Antennas

End Fed Random Wire

with a 9:1 UNUNEnd Fed Half Wave

with 50:1 UNUN

9:1 UNUN

The turns ratio is 3:1 for a transformation of 9:1.

The impedance is the square of the turns ratio (Z=T^2)

7:1 Turns =

49:1 Impedance

2450 Ohms : 50 Ohms

Z = T2

Impedance = Turns Ratio Squared

MECHANICAL

DESIGN

Design Goals

• Combine Wire Winder + 9:1 + Wire

• Make it smaller

Make It Small

5-1/2”

PT Mini PCB

Same PCB

Different

Torroids

50:1 UNUN 9:1 UNUN

50:1 Toroid Core

14 turns

2 turnsbifilar winding

A/C wire length = 24”

Each time the wire passes through the core it is “1 turn”

A/B wire length = 6”

9:1 Toroid Core

C Each time the wire passes through the core it is “1 turn”

TESTING

20m End Fed Half Wave Dimensions

31’ 3”

50:1 UNUN

20m End Fed ½ Wave

40m & 20m End Fed Half Wave Dimensions

32’ 9”

50:1 UNUN

4’ 10”

51 turns#24 on 1” OD PVC

20m/40m End Fed ½ Wave Coil

Use S-Clips and Banana Connector To

Customize Your Setup

32’ 9”

50:1 UNUN

4’ 10”

51 turns#24 on 1” OD PVC

31’ 3”

20m/40m End Fed ½ Wave

End Fed All Band Random Wire Dimensions

9:1 UNUN

Length =Not a ¼ wavelength or harmonic on any bandGood choices: 29’ 35.5’ 41’ 58’ 71’ 84’TUNER

½ Wave

counterpoise

Wire WrappingWrap the wire using a “figure 8” pattern.Wrap 20’ (½ the wire) on one side then 20’ (half the wire) on the other side.

Thank You

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