I believe you are doing more for the future of ham radio than 99.9% of the rest of us. Thank you again.

Being an End-Fed guy currently... I will now be buying a DX Commander because of your fair review. Thank You!

When I was a 15-16-17 year old I had an HF radio and I would listen during all of my down time and every single time I heard hams chatting about antennas, antenna testing, tips/tricks, debunking silly designs, etc etc etc. Your series of antenna testing videos are what I need! It wasn't until you tested the vogue LOG antenna that I actually decided to try it. Keep it up Cal!

During Lighthouse Weekend we use a 400+ foot long end fed antenna. We were located on a cliff about 100 feet above salt water. The antenna was supported by a 40 foot tall flag pole in the middle. To date it was the best antenna we have used at this location. We were at the Horton Point Lighthouse in Southold, NY

Nice one Callum! I once had a 1000 feet Beverage at 5 feet above the ground, pointing to the USA, in a field sloping to the north-west. I did some pretty good measurements, and it seemed that it was giving me about 20dB signal to noise advantage over my transmit vertical on 80m trans-Atlantic! It was lovely to hear the delight in the voices of the state-side guys with their "apple-tree" wire antennas! 😀

A couple RX antennas I have is a 450ft loop on the ground, using a home-brew binocular torroid 9:1 transformer, and I also have a nearly 500ft beverage antenna, 7ft off ground, oriented towards Europe. I left my beverage "ungrounded", or without termination on either end, which enables it to be bi-directional on the RX signals. Both antennas are 14AWG stranded copper wire, and fed with 75ohm RG11 coax. Both are great tools in the ham radio tool box. My beverage, hands down, is my best RX antenna bringing weak signals to the forefront simply by reducing noise ratio from the signal. One TX antenna I use is an EFHW cut for 160m, 64:1 transformer, put up in an inverted-L configuration, also made of 14awg stranded copper wire.73 and thanks WD9M

Great video Cal, thanks for doing what some of us cant do, no room for a long wire. looking forward to more of this experiment with interest

Just thought I'd make a quick comment on this gentleman. I wrote to him once about something I don't even remember. He actually wrote back in under ten minutes. I had never previously written to him either. He's a very down to earth guy. Very innovative as well.

I have a square loop on the ground, 40 meters on a side. I am always amazed at the clear signals when it works. Good show Callum. 73

Cal I just had a conversation with a friend that has an end fed pointing east west and how he can hear Vancouver from his farm just outside of Moose Jaw. We didn’t understand why he could receive well along the length when we understood the transmit signal is strongest broadside to the wire. I still don’t understand but you just proved it’s not uncommon. Cheers from Moose Jaw Tim VE5THF

Superb again Cal! Your enthusiasm is contagious 🤠

Absolutely brilliant and so enjoyable to watch. Every time you walk around a field with a reel of wire, sometimes in the cold or drizzle, you post a video, and it feels like we’re there with you! You continue to experiment with ‘things radio’, (which, as we know, is the purpose for which we were all granted amateur radio licenses), and you share your results, good or bad, with the rest of us, to increase our knowledge. For this, I thank you, and long may you continue to make these videos…73.. John..G4EIJ

Wonderful experiment and demonstration, really goes to show how much a quiet receive antenna helps. Not just signal to noise but it's also easier on the ears. 👍

Very impressive. I enjoy these antenna R&D videos. Please keep them coming. Can't wait to see the other heights and end grounded.

Thank you for investigating the transformer end feds. I love my homebrew transformer and wire.

I've always enjoyed the older books, and not just on subjects like this. In the days before the internet and whatnot, it was more about making do with what you could actually get your hands on, as opposed to what you could afford. It is always neat to go through those old books and see the things that we have generally moved beyond and kind of forgotten over the years, but are still very valid and useful today. There's a lot of that "old school" stuff I learned over the years that I still find incredibly handy in my job as a bike mechanic, despite all the electronic doo-daddery they absolutely jam into those things these days. Very, very cool stuff. Really looking forward to see what else you dig up from the book.

Thank you for these insightful and informative comparisons! I've been thinking about setting up something just like this and now I'm even more motivated

This video is fantastic. Amazing experiment. Thanks Calum!

This was actually exciting 👍👍

THIS IS AWESOME. I operate portable (SOTA) so every activation is a set-up in a new location, new conditions, varying ground conditions... etc. I'm also packing light so I don't have a bunch of meters/analyzers with me and the majority of my time is eaten up by the drive and the hike. So... watching your in-the-field experimentation with those variables made me feel A LOT better about my gear. Everyone acts like their "No-Tune Antenna" acts the same on the summit as it did when they analyzed it at home. THIS VIDEO explains that... no, there are so many other variables other than your antenna length when you deploy. Grew leaps and bounds watching this several times. Thank You!

I’ve often wondered what a real long wire would do. Great presentation.

Wow... I'm about to put up a long fence around my property. Thanks for doing the experimentation. Really looking forward to following the progress.

great stuff about time lad keep it up 73s

Very nice work, Callum. Looking forward to following experiments with this loop!

Especially well done Callum, this is a prime example why most of the contest stations use beverages/recieve antenna's, "Phat" example of a good tech example/educational story. Respect!

Nice to see you so excited about your experience, which is what the best of Ham Radio is all about.

Hello Callum: I love your energy as well as your continued strive for bringing us groundbreaking antenna information + the digital data thru your videos. Most hams think they know antennas but in reality it's what there buddy said or out of the ARRL HANDBOOK. O'l chap please keep on kicking it up, 73's , good health, 👍, God Bless. TMP, Unit 22 from N.J.

Absolutely fascinating. Yet another great video

Excellent!

Thanks for sharing the results of your work.

Excellent video Callum. I used 500 metres of electric fence cord as a Beverage at no more than 1 metre about ground, pointing at North America. The end was terminated in a potentiometer connected to an earth rod. The pot was adjusted to peak signals at the receiver. This was obviously a 2 man job, or at least man and daughter with mobile phones. The results were remarkable on 160 and 80, many local nets we audible in the US and Canada that were completely inaudible on my 160metre horizontal loop or 3/8 wave end fed for 160 (190 feet long, mostly at 40 feet high). It's great to experiment at minimal cost. The biggest expense was bribing the daughter to help me.🤣

Congratulations on a great antenna project... I love it when a plan comes together!

I will have to live vicariously thru you on this one. Wish I had access to enough space to give it a try my self.

One of the local hams was big into DX. He had DXCC on all bands. He ran 4 beverages N S E W. All were up about 4 feet with wooden stakes in the ground. Each had a termination resistor. Worked great. Another great video 73 Cal.

Brilliant! That length of wire did the trick! There’s always more to learn about this hobby. Thank you!

Very good experiment. Thanks for posting. Love the long wire antenna, often underestimated.

This is really cool. Thanks for the share.

Good stuff. Can't wait to see more!

Excellent, looking forward to your other videos on this

So fantastic! So inspiring!

Thanks for the best source of information about end fed antenna as well as on 'Beverage' antennas. Just started to experiment with long wire, but my backyard is small and neighbors are noisy (including my own house). So far, long wire antenna do not outperform simple dipole, but hope to rise wire as much as possible to get more out of it. Thanks again!

Nice Intro Callum. 73 Joe

Very cool and inspiring. Thanks for posting

Well done mate.

Your antenna is working well. I've never been a fan of endfed antennas myself. I've built 1000 ft loops fed with 450 ohm line and they seemed to tune a lot easier with the auto tuners and with low Rx noise. I had one at my HF station in Maui on the beach at 35 ft off the ground with 14 guage wire and it worked well for 1.8 to 7 MHz and used beams pointed to the US mainland for higher frequencies.

This is very interesting experiment thank you and I look forward to your future antennas

I made a 160m square up 4m fed with 300ohm twin lead for receive only. Absolutely fantastic!

Great video Cal. See you Friday for the livestream.

Great video Callum

17:59 Bits of wire... I wholeheartedly agree! I'm still "young" in ham radio, but that comment resonates with me a LOT as I don't run an amplifier. Thanks!

Wonderfull! I will try. Thank ya Callum. HNY 2023!

Another fantastic vid

Nice one Callum, you might also want to run wspr on that antenna for 24 hours and see what shows up on the map!

not sure how I got here but this brought back fond memories. in the last 60s I built a heath kit receiver (still have it and last time I checked, it still works on the original tubes!) and ran a wire out my bedroom window to a walnut tree out in the field, end fed. I used to listen all night real quiet so my parents couldn't hear, keeping careful records of where I could identify the sender. This was in California and I listened all over the world. Good ole days...

Hi Cal! This is the content i love your channel for! Hope to catch you again on the air :) .

Great experience! I love endfeds!

Coming back to the hobby young man, this video is f*** epic !! Glad to see you’re fit and well brother ❤❤

Very interesting and great that you've got the space to try this out for the rest of us. I'd love to see what transmitting on this antenna would be like

I just watched your video and I must say the "enthusiasm"you have for science/experimentation/ and ham radio is inspiring ! soi want to share my experience with 160M end fed, 1/4 wave. An Elmer I know taught about this, 1/4 wave doesn't require a balun. I have since added 3 more wires to that same coax, at a junction point , 160M, 40M, 30M, 20M. They run about 15 feet vertical, then out to a tree limb, horizontal. I compared these to an OCFD that I had ran for 5 years, only HF antenna I had ever used until this. The End Fed were quieter than the OCFD. WHen I compared RX to the 1/4 wave 160M end fed, it receives better than the OCFD where it is resonant. Looking forward to the next videos in this series !

Great video!

I run a 80 to 10 meter 59:1 End Fed Half Wave antenna with about 132 feet long wire in a Inverted VEE up about 32 feet using a army surplus mast held up with a T-Post and rebar into the base wrapped with plumbers tape. I've had great results with this antenna, background noise is low. I also use a 20 foot counterpoise as well.

Inspired me to have a go at this, have the 64:1 built now, wire is ready. Just going to be 1 to 1.5 meters off the ground right now but looking forward to testing! *Now if it would quit snowing and do springtime that would be swell*

Just found this channel. I live for antenna experimenting and I'm loving your content thus far.

Now this has me thinking how I can run a long long loooong wire here... very interesting info and tests .. great job Callum!!

you are amazinig Callum 😀 im doing some tests like you , to find out with antenna will be best for me. I love discovering new experience

This video was awesome!!! Thanks for being entertaining and informative. Amateur radio needs more Elmer’s like you.

Great stuff Cal mate.. see you on the bands.. 73

For some reason, this video is just hitting my feed. Fabulous video. I am so encouraged by your spirit of experimentation and innovation. This is what originally attracted me to the craft. I agree wholeheartedly with your thoughts on the need for more focus on antennas as a key--perhaps THE key--component of the experience. Although my CW skills are weak, I can imagine that this antenna would have just as dramatic impact on CW-receive as it does for SSB.

This sounds like a fun project.

Excellent video DXC, it lends a whole lot of credibility to the fact that you can use a chain link fence, barbwire fence line on a farm, a railroad track, the options re limitless. It's great to see you involved in the experimentation of long wire for RX & TX. I believe you have touched on a new and advanced method of using home made or existing long wire antennas for ham radio...go for it my friend, can't wait for the next video....:-) KI4TOL 73s

Your testing helps us in our ham radio practice. I am a visual learned so videos are priceless

Very interesting indeed. I experimented with a 40m bev, then un grounded the end into a end fed, 40m rx was fantastic compared to the vert into eu. I then in a smaller garden put it back up, only 20m long, still rx on 40m was better than the vert. Both 1m high. I look forward to your future experiences with this very fascinating ant.

This is the kind of content that really inspires me with amateur radio.

Awesome stuff Cal. I'm just back into the art after a 10+ year hiatus. Working on getting it right this time. Happy New Year and thank you for the inspiration. '73 de VA3HIE

Great project...👍

Awesome experiment, I will watch the rest while at work.

Very interesting mate. Keep up the good work

I operate almost entirely portable. I've built and deployed dipoles, verticals and used hamsticks. By far, my best results have come from my homemade end fed and a 35 collapsible pole. I can deploy in under 10 minutes and work all of the US with very little effort with occasional DX.

genius brother really cool wishing you the best God bless you and family

Brother you did it you got your 3to 4. More DB with the long wire wow. Works great. Thankyou. KC9LRA. Bob. . Indiana.

Wow this is fascinating. I know very little about this subject but I follow you

Hi Calem !! I've just come across you doing this really good bit here.. !!! Great, it's nice to see people learning and discovering the arts of antenna's.. I am a very old hat !! Merchant Marine Radio officer from the past ,, I was looking on the internet at how the modern day ham "looks" at wires antenna's of various descriptions. I was really amazed to see not much info at all !!! ,,,, and there you are !!! explaining the concepts,, through experimentation ,,, "well done" . It only gets better,,,, (good song that),,, thing can only get better !!!!.. At the moment I have 2 old fashion un-terminated V-beams, one is 320 mtr up at 40 mtr, and the 2nd is at 70ft and 120 mtr legs,, no1 points NW/SE,, no2, North and South over the poles,, not much in it really,, but amazing difference is signal strengths,,, I think when you get yours up a tad more, to lower the angle, the difference will be really there,,, to be seen.,, carry on, I will be looking with interest at your results,,,, my very best regards to you,, and your followers .. Carl

Wonderful!

Very interesting! An antenna laying on the ground sounds exciting!

Interesting stuff! So wild to see what a dead simple wire antenna can do! Take care and God Bless.

I just bought a 2.5 acre lot with a chain link fence around the perimeter. I am going to try this technique. Thanks so much for the inspiration Cal! 73 K6TjO formerly of CA now residing in OK

I love the leg kick when you're throwing the wire.

i'm in the center of Ohio and had a sched. with my father on Long Isand mornings for many years. I've tried several types of antennas. My best success came from a twenty meter dipole that is strung below the eves of my home. It is about 30 feet long and I can almost reach up and touch the feedline . It works best for contacting Dad on 40 meters!. Another oddball contact occurred on a CB whip antenna I tuned to 40 meters. I live below grade and the antenna was laying on the floor. I heard a station, called him, and he responded. I misheard his location and was shocked when he told me he was in Hungary!

Another great video Callum. I only wish I had the room to do a160 meter end fed ( and a radio with a receive any jack). Looking forward to more testing. 73, N2IMB

Brilliant, I can fit this in !

I get good results on my EFHW 49:1 , I have it mounted in a sort of sloping inv L, half is up around 55-60 feet and rest slops down to around 3 feet off the ground, I have the transformer there and grounded. It’s got a ceramic capacitor in the middle to increase resonance on 80m without having to physically shorten it which would mess up the other bands. It does 80-10m , I get good NVIS and good DX. Very happy with it. When propagation is good I’ve no problem having qso on 80m.

I experimented with a 49:1 and a wire as long as I could afford. The transmission is highly affected by the height, as expected. I used a very long fishing pole in the middle so it looked like an inverted V. Transmission and reception improved dramatically. Time and weather didn't allow me to continue experimenting but I have a 20m wire to install on top of my apartment, about 20m above ground. I have high hopes in this configuration

I do love a bit of science, which is very exciting.

Very interesting and clearly successful experiment. I use a random long wire for receive but in conjunction with a qrm eliminator, not the same but still helps. Great video Callum!

Man with the tractor and hedge cutter will love you Cal. Interesting results I have a 240 m wire at my portable location. It does receive very well.

It's not that older information has been forgotten. It's that sharing that information seems to turn in to an argument. The massive influx of new hams over the past few years has seemed to breed a "buy a plug and play solition" mentality with a lack (and sometimes fear) of experimentation. Thank you for stepping out of that box!

Excellent video, quite interesting. And you have a great diction for us non-native English speakers. I shall never have enough space for such an antenna, but I've learned a lot from your experiment. Thanks for the entertaining 20 minutes.

great watch thank you sir G2GS :D

Well done - great info. I may try this on my hunting lease, which is ~175 acres

I've been using a "snake antenna" on 160m for years. I increased the length to 250 feet recently and worked 43 stations on the Stew Perry with only 5 watts from Massachusetts. (Both transmit and receive) The antenna sits on the ground but I was told to put it on top of some logs and that would increase the performance. Very nice presentation: Fantastic results.