Many new hams and retiring hams are living in apartments or condos where they have limited ability to get on HF while others have constraints like HOAs or family concerns about the aesthetics of wires, masts or beams hanging on the house. It takes more than reading an ad or buying a mobile antenna to get on HF. First, they must understand the basics of antennas or they are stymied. This presentation by Robert Glorioso, W1IS, covers the principles and discusses examples of successful HF antennas in restricted environments.
Bio:
Co-Authors Bob Glorioso, W1IS, and Bob Rose, KC1DSQ, have written two QST Cover Plaque articles since June 2021 and the 2024 Antenna Design Competition for their All Band 160m OCF in August 2025. They wrote several articles for CQ including as Guest Antenna Editors. They just released the Second Edition of their book on wire antennas available at OCFmasters.com. W1IS and KC1DSQ are retired engineers who have been working for the last seven years on antennas of all sizes and shapes, single band beams including phased dipoles and multi-band configurations, with a goal of delivering less than 3:1 SWR across a wide range of frequencies.