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An 80-10 end-fed half-wave antenna can be a very good performing part of an HF station. But its performance depends heavily on a well-designed and carefully constructed 49:1 unun, which matches the long wire impedance to within tuning range of operation. But the perfor-mance of an end-fed antenna is also very dependent on height above ground.
This project assembles a 49:1 ferrite-core (“FT”) type #43 transformer that matches 50 ohm input to 2500 ohm end fed antenna. It is optimized for 3.5/7/10/14 MHz but will work reasonably well on all amateur bands from 80 meters thru 10 meters with a 135 foot length of wire and a short connection to ground.
Utah Valley amateur Radio Club's Half Wave End Fed Antenna Detailed Build Instructions for the 80-10 end-fed half-wave antenna with 49:1 unun: Noji-Article-80-10-EF-HW.pdf
4 sie 2020 · End-Fed Half-Wave. This is the page on the End-Fed Half-Wave antenna with a 49:1 transformer. This is a multiband antenna without the need for any tuner (which is the best type of antenna).
22 lut 2021 · The following is a list of materials required to make a 49:1 unun impedance transformer for an end-fed half wave antenna. You will also need a half-wavelength length of wire (14 or 12 gauge typically) in order to construct an antenna radiator for whichever ham band you choose.
Installation Tips. Weather you bought one of our multiband models like the EFHW-8010/7510, EFHW-4010 or a transformer like the MEF-330, MEF-107 etc. these basic rules apply to any antenna installation. All antennas need to be as far as possible from ground, antennas, wires, homes and similar.
Figure 2 shows the complete schematic view of a typical EFHW antenna system. Briefly, the 100pf/2kv cap across the primary of the impedance matching transformer is there to allow better tuning in the 10 meter band. The transformer is a step-up with an impedance ratio of 49:1, and wound on a type 43 toroid core.
