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Quad Antenna
Additional information on this subject and related topics can be found in back issues of QST and the following:
The ARRL has an extensive catalog of books and materials related to Amateur Radio.
Articles
Note: Some of the following articles are in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. To view and print these files, you'll need a copy of Adobe's Acrobat Reader program. (Version 3.0 or later required). More information here.
- A Light and Sturdy Quad for 10 and 15 Meters (1,555,418 bytes, PDF file)
QST July 1991, pp.30-32
Here’s how you can build a two-element, lightweight 10- and 15-meter quad using parts available at local hardware and radio-parts stores and a sporting-goods mail-order supplier.
- A Five-Band, Two-Element Quad for 20 through 10 Meters (1,280,622 bytes, PDF file)
QST April 1992, pp. 52-56
Want a small antenna that covers the ham bands between 14 and 29.7 MHz? Here's a solution with two alternatives for construction: using hardware-store parts or modifying an existing commercial triband quad.
- A Two-Element 15-Meter Quad for the Novice (299,592 bytes, PDF file)
QST March 1970, pp. 31-32
- A Cubical Quad for 20 Meters (1,138,968 bytes, PDF file)
QST January 1955, pp. 21-22, 122
Reviving a neglected type of beam.
- The Multielement Quad (1,355,374 bytes, PDF file)
QST May 1963, pp. 11-16
Analysis and construction of a four element 20-meter quad beam
- Update on the Pfeiffer Quad System (734,603 bytes, PDF file)
QST September 2001, pp. 59-61
The latest design from K1KL of his miniature 40-meter quad.
Feedback: Oct 2001, p.49 (included in article)
Note:
Contact information for suppliers mentioned in the above articles should first be confirmed using TIS Address Database Search.
Bibliography (Members Only)
ARRL Periodicals Index Search - This database contains the QST index from 1915 to the present and the QEX index from 1981 to the present. For QST issues from 1970 to the present, and some selected articles back to 1922 (when construction articles featuring tubes began in earnest), identifying keywords have been added to the technical articles. By entering keywords (ANTENNA) or combinations of keywords (CONSTRUCTION ANTENNA VERTICAL HF) into the Title words: field, you may create dynamic bibliographies.
Technical article KEYWORD list. Hints for more successful searching
Suggested keywords for more articles like the ones on this page are: CONSTRUCTION HF QUAD ANTENNA
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Article Reprints:
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