How to tune a 40M Loading Coil for the Poor Man's POTA PERformer

Name: How to tune a 40M Loading Coil for the Poor Man's POTA PERformer
Uploaded: 2024-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
Description: See how to tune and test a 40m loading coil to make the Poor Man's POTA PERformer portable antenna resonant on the 40m band by adding a 40m coil. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:39 Set

See how to tune and test a 40m loading coil to make the Poor Man's POTA PERformer portable antenna resonant on the 40m band by adding a 40m coil. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:39 Setup Poor Man's POTA PERformer for 40m 02:45 Test & Tune the 40m loading coil 16:50 QSO's on 40m from US-0050 25:17 Activate US-10105 Green National Wild & Scenic River 33:41 Outro ☕ Support the Channel – Keep the Tests Coming! These tests, comparisons, and budget ham radio builds take real time, coax, connectors, and test gear. If my videos have helped you reduce RFI, build better chokes, or understand common mode current, or other ham radio topics consider buying me a coffee! 👉 **Buy Jerry a Coffee**: https://buymeacoffee.com/budgethamradio Every coffee directly helps fund more experiments, antenna projects, and honest side-by-side tests. No monthly commitment needed — one-time is perfect. Thank you for watching and 73 de KM4ZKB! Amazon links: I may get a small commission if you buy (at no extra cost to you). Thanks for supporting @BudgetHamRadio! Link to Amazon for items used in this video and others - https://www.amazon.com/shop/budgetham... 👉 Like this video? For more videos similar to this, click here - / @budgethamradio This video shows the steps I go through to custom tune the coil to my antenna. My version of the POTA PERformer uses linked resonant wires for the driven element which can be suspended by a mast or even from a tree limb. ************************************************************************************************** Version 3 Specifications: Since the original video there has been even more testing and tuning and some of the driven element lengths have changed in order to reduce the SWR even more. The original still works well but for even lower SWR on all bands, use the lengths in the chart provided here at this link: Link to Poor Man's POTA PERformer v.3 antenna wire lengths https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s49t... Enjoy! ************************************************************************************************** This antenna is based on work by Greg @ KJ6ER and Michael ⁠ @KB9VBRAntennas . Calculator Links Coil for Vertical Antenna Calc - https://www.66pacific.com/calculators... Coil Inductance Calc - https://www.66pacific.com/calculators... QSO’s on 241114 👍 Be sure to Like, Share, Comment, and Subscribe. #antenna #hf #hamradio #inductor #40mcoil

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