How To Build A Six-Band Ham Vertical Antenna Under $40.00

This is one part of our hobby that I genuinely love! Building different Ham Radio Antennas from low-cost materials is becoming my passion. This total project for the antenna is under $40.00, less the coax, which you may already have. This is a longer video. I added chapter markers below so you can watch what you need or jump around the video. Thanks for watching. 73s LBY ABS Plastic Box: https://amzn.to/3YXTcI2 T130-2 Toroid Core: https://amzn.to/490Dijf 22 Gauge Wire: https://amzn.to/40Fx8mA 18 Gauge Solid Wire: https://amzn.to/4fCHoQT SO-239: https://amzn.to/48J1EOp Fishing Pole Mast: https://amzn.to/3YGfzjW 00:00 Intro 00:35: Explaining the build 01:47: Showing the parts 05:26: New way to measure the wires 07:17: Cutting the driven element 11:23: Measuring the ground radials 17:52: Preparing the ground radials 22:21: Showing the fishing pole mast 25:20: Taping the feed wire to the Fishing Pole Mast 33:28: Showing the test 4:1 Unun 34:21: Taking the antenna out of the garage 35:27: Moving the project antenna outside 36:28: Mounting the antenna to a 4x4 36:51: Connecting the 4:1 Unun 38:48: Adding the ground radials 40:19: Showing the completed antenna 41:05: In the radio room, talking about the performance