Building a 6 Band Vertical – Home brew antenna based on DX Commander
DX Commanders are available at https://www.m0mcx.co.uk
This was inspired by Callum’s DX Commander and the performance that is seen by using his antennas. The goal is to replace this antenna in the future but in the meantime, I wanted to do some experimentation with his design.
I experiment with this design and show the results using a NanoVNA.
Visit https://OklahomaHamRadio.com to download the parts I design and to find links to other parts that I have used in this design.
Feel free to email me at david@OklahomaHamRadio.com with any questions, or leave them below.
73’s to all
David
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