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Improvised Antennas for Emergency Operations
Kai Siwiak, KE4PT15 July 2014
July 15, 7:30 PM, Broward Health, Oak Room, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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2014 July 15 KE4PT 2
Ad Hoc HF and V/UHF Antennas
2m Band Dipole
HF OCEF Dipole
2m /70 cmmobile
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2014 July 15 KE4PT 3
HF Design Goals
• Intended for ad-hoc portable operation• Useable 7 to 54 MHz• Mounting not critical:
– drooped it – draped it – stretched it
• Lightweight and compact
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2014 July 15 KE4PT 4
• Constructed from thin coax– RG-174 preferred, but RG-58 is ok– Can also use 75 CATV cable
• Use with automatic tuner (tested with Elecraft T1) – good matching from 7 – 54 MHz– limited performance down to 3.5 MHz
• Support – hang by egg-insulator end, or – “drooped” over a fiberglass tent pole, or bushes
OCEF (Off-Center-End-Fed) Dipole
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2014 July 15 KE4PT 5
11.5 feet RG-174 coax
Ferrite chokesFerrite chokesEgg insulator
30 feet Teflon covered wire
This portion radiates
Neither dipole leg can be a multiple of a half wavelength
OCEF (Off-Center-End-Fed) Dipole
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2014 July 15 KE4PT 6
RG-174 coax
coax shieldcoax centerconductor
Feed-point detail
feed-point
Teflon covered wire
OCEF (Off-Center-End-Fed) Dipole
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2014 July 15 KE4PT 7
coax line
optional solder a 30 – 60 cm “droop”wire to coax braid
choke choke
Continuous Coverage 3.5 – 54 MHz
OCEF (Off-Center-End-Fed) Dipole
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2014 July 15 KE4PT 8
DX-go-bag: All Bands – All modes
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2014 July 15 KE4PT 9
20 ft FiberglassTent Pole
30 ft dipole leg
feed-point
Egg insulator
ferrite currentchokes
11.5 ft RG-174
connector
Off-Center-End-Fed Dipole on a “DX Fishing Pole”, QRP Quarterly, Spring 2012.
Droop over a Fiberglass Tent Pole
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2014 July 15 KE4PT 10
OCEF Dipole: rolled and stowed
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2014 July 15 KE4PT 11
VHF Antenna Design Goals
• For ad-hoc / emergency operation• Made from coax scrap• Mounting not critical:
– drooped it – drape it – stretched it
• Tune it to the 2 m band
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2014 July 15 KE4PT 12
Ad Hoc VHF Antenna
Radiating portion
Connector
2½ Turns, 2” diameter
Choke
RG58 coax
– OR –
Work with a connector stack
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2014 July 15 KE4PT 13
Ad Hoc VHF Antenna
Connector
2½ turns2” diam.
Adjust coax length to desired frequency by “rolling” choke coil
19 inchesAbout 19 inches
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2014 July 15 KE4PT 14
Tuning an Antenna
Grid Dip Oscillator
to antenna
coupling loop
Connector
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2014 July 15 KE4PT 15
• You can use:– a Grid Dip Oscillator– an Antenna Analyzer– a VSWR meter + radio– a Directional Power Meter
• Then tape the coil bundle• Hang antenna as needed
Tuning the VHF Antenna
tape
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2014 July 15 KE4PT 16
Modify 2 m whip to add 70 cm original 2 m
element
“hair-pin”de-couplerfasten with blue masking tape
162 mm
160 mm
90 –150 mm
50 ohm coax
magneticbase
K. Siwiak, KE4PT, “Add 70 cm to a 2 m whip with a coat hanger,” Hints & Kinks, QST, Jul 2010 pp 59-60.
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2014 July 15 KE4PT 17
70 cm band Near Field Simulation
Peak E
Peak H
70 cm band:
works like ¾wave
vertical
Weak E
Weak H
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2014 July 15 KE4PT 18
Peak E
Peak H
2 m band Near Field Simulation
2 m band:
works like ¼wave
vertical
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2014 July 15 KE4PT 19
Ad Hoc Antennas: 3.5 to 450 MHz
2m Band Dipole (38 in.)
HF OCEF Dipole (31.5 ft.)
2m /70 cm
(add stub)
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2014 July 15 KE4PT 20
Improvised Emergency Antennas
• VHF antenna usable in 2 m band
• HF antenna operates from 3.5 to 54 MHz
• VHF/UHF mobile antenna
• RF exposure safety assessment *– V/UHF: up to 25 W keep 3 ft distance– HF: up to 25 W keep 3 ft distance
*http://hintlink.com/power_density.htm
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2014 July 15 KE4PT 21
Thanks for your attentionKai Siwiak, KE4PT
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