$5 DIY Ham Radio Antenna – 5 Bands, No Tuner Needed! 💵🛠️📻⚡️#antenna #hamradio #hf #hamradioantenna

$5 DIY Ham Radio Antenna – 5 Bands, No Tuner Needed! 💵🛠️📻⚡️ #antenna #hamradio #hf #hamradioantenna What if one cheap Ethernet cable could become a multi-band ham radio antenna? 😄 In this video, I build a ridiculously cheap DIY ham radio antenna that works across multiple HF bands with NO tuner needed. This simple “junk box” style antenna has become one of the most fun and surprising experiments on the HamJazz channel. Whether you’re: 📻 activating POTA 📻 experimenting at home 📻 operating portable 📻 just getting into ham radio …this antenna is easy, cheap and surprisingly effective. ✔️ Step-by-step build ✔️ Multi-band operation ✔️ Portable and lightweight ✔️ Budget friendly ✔️ Real SWR testing in the field WOOOHOOOO 😄 Bands covered include: 10m, 12m, 15m, 17m and 20m. ⚡ This video is now part of the growing “Rubbish Antenna Series” universe where we turn simple materials into real-world antenna experiments. 🔥 WATCH NEXT – Rubbish Antenna Series Playlist:    • RUBBISH ANTENNA SERIES (RAS) — Turn Junk I...   🎬 More HamJazz Videos: 📻 Tape Measure Antenna Hack    • This Tape Measure Hack Will Blow Your Mind...   📻 40 Meter Loaded Coil Build    • Ham Radio: 40 Meters Radials Showdown... W...   📻 Best Ground Radials For Your Antenna    • The Best Grounded Radials For Your Antenna...   📻 Tarp Antenna Experiment    / afcd2t2s–e   🛒 HamJazz Amazon Store: https://amazon.com/shop/hamjazz 📻 Radioddity Affiliate Link: https://radioddity.refr.cc/default/u/... 🎺 Feel free to: 👍 Like 👉 Comment 👉 Subscribe WOOOHOOOO 🎺 Huge thanks to the Patrons supporting the channel: Darrell Beard Lorene Hacker Bill Mitchell Rich Korona Mike Hausauer Stan Kuprianczyk Josh Averyt ❤️ Support the channel:   / hamjazz   🇨🇦 Burnaby Radio — Mike, you’re the greatest mate 😄 [email protected] ETHERNET ANTENNA MEASUREMENTS (Ethernet Cable cut to 17’ 6”) VERTICAL MEASUREMENTS: 10 Meters — 48 inches (4’) 12 Meters — 79 inches (6’ 7”) 15 Meters — 114 inches (9’ 6”) 17 Meters — 147.5 inches (12’ 9”) 20 Meters — 197 inches (16’ 5”) All (14) Radials = 8ft 9in Terminal Blocks: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09VZ5XGNF ⏱️ Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:28 Overview 02:00 How to Roll a Wire So it Doesn’t Kink 02:56 Let’s Hit the Park 04:36 Antenna Setup 04:59 20 Meters SWR 05:55 17 Meters SWR 06:14 15 Meters SWR 06:41 12 Meters SWR 07:16 10 Meters SWR In The POURI