Salty Walt’s Portable Antenna Forum: Live from Dayton Hamvention 2026

Ready to take your portable radio operations to the next level? In this presentation recorded live at Dayton Hamvention 2026, join Walt Hudson, K4OGO—host of the popular Coastal Waves and Wires YouTube channel—for a lively, practical look at building portable antennas that really perform. Whether you are into POTA (Parks on the Air), SOTA (Summits on the Air), or beachside DXing, Walt shares simple, effective designs you can take anywhere to make contacts around the world. Drawing from his popular ARRL books, Salty Walt’s Portable Antenna Sketchbook and Salty Walt’s NEXT LEVEL Portable Antenna Sketchbook, he delivers real-world insights and tips you can put to use on the air right away. This forum was proudly sponsored by ARRL, the National Association for Amateur Radio® 📌 Key Takeaways: How to build simple, highly effective field antennas. Pro-tips for quick deploying in parks, summits, and beaches. Insights from Salty Walt's ARRL antenna sketchbooks. Check out Salty Walt on YouTube:    / @coastalwaveswires   Order a Salty Walt book: Salty Walt's Portable Antenna Sketchbook https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Pr... Salty Walt's Next Level Portable Antenna (NEW) https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Pr... More About Dayton Hamvention: https://hamvention.org Follow ARRL on Social Media: Instagram-   / arrlhq   Facebook-   / arrl.org   X- https://x.com/arrl TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@arrlhq?lang=en Become an ARRL Member: www.arrl.org/join Visit our website: www.arrl.org Copyright© 2026 ARRL #hamradio #hamradiooperator #hamradiocommunity #radiocommunication #hamradiostuff #antenna