The Dipole

If you are a Technician class license holder, you should make a 10M dipole. You have operating privileges between 28.300Mhz and 28.500Mhz.

It's easier to get started than you realize. You only need a few items (we'll worry about chokes, UNUNs, and BALUNs later).

• BNC Female to Dual Banana Female Socket Binding Post RF Coax Splitter Adapter
• Speaker Wire

You need to cut the wire to length for the frequency you are looking to use. For the 10M band, your dipole should be the following length:

• Frequency: 28.300 MHz
• Total Antenna Length: 16 Feet, 6.5 Inches
• or Two Element Lengths of: 8 Feet, 3.2 Inches

You can also enjoy FT8, FT4, JS8Call, and other digital modes on 10M.

West Mountain Radio has a simple and easy-to-use calculator.