Ham Radio Adventures 13: Make an effective portable antenna

The doublet is a very efficient and effective multi-band antenna. In this video I show just how easy it is to make one! This antenna covers 80-10m with a suitable antenna tuner. Ideally, use a tuner with a balanced input or put a suitable 1:1 balun between the antenna and an unbalanced tuner.
Questions? Ask them in the commenbts below.

Doublet antenna information

Items used:
heavy duty wire (50m)
open wire line spacers
centre insulator
stealth cord
tactical top insulators
cable ties

Knots:
figure of 8 on a bight
bowline

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