Ham Radio Blog | HF Vertical Antennas & HOA Flagpole Antennas, 160-6M

16' DX Flagpole with 2:1 SWR on 160M. Roy uses the SGC-237 remote tuner. What a work horse. See his beautiful QTH and HOA Flagpole Antenna install, here. Nice car too, Roy!

Paul shows off his roof mounted 28-foot DX Vertical Antenna by Greyline Performance. "Been working Europe easy with 100W" Work DX on all bands, like Paul.

Happy Wife, Happy Ham! "With 600 watts I can talk all over especially into Europe. 5-9 plus 10db signal reports from most contacts." New Ham in farm country loves the quiet bands & loud signals. His wife really likes his DX Flagpole when the flag is flying too. He's having so much fun, he's upgraded to Extra.

 

One lucky ham in Oceanside, CA., reports in that he built his antenna and was on the air being heard on every continent, on the first day, with 30 Watts! See Pictures and read his Story today. Ham Radio is fun again. Pass it on.

Ed, W3PG shares his station pics and stories after installing the 20' DX Flagpole Antenna in his HOA. "Haven't checked into my 40M net in over 2-years, now my friends say "you're loud!" Ham Radio is fun again! Read more...

Six steps, in order, before you reach for a tool. Plus the one common-sense move that's not obvious until you've done it once: the ladder line — with spacers already on it — goes inside the lower pole section before the upper section is fastened on. Then the engineering behind every choice.

Greyline DX Flagpole Antenna is featured on Episode 188 of "Ham Talk Live" titled "Stealth Antennas and HOAs." Neil interviews John, W6NBC, Retired NBC Broadcast Engineer, QST writer, and Antenna Award Recipient about Stealth antennas including the DX Flagpole Antenna. Smart, Strong, Elegant! 160-6M, Ham Radio is fun again.

Craig W3GF installed a 20-foot Greyline vertical in Florida in 2019. Seven years and three hurricanes later, it is still standing -- better than 1.5:1 on every band, 1.04:1 on 6 meters, and 20-plus countries worked on 30 watts of FT8.

Meet Doug, WA2DX and see pictures of his clean install: Greyline Flagpole Antenna, ATU, and install tips. He says it feels like the old days when he had a tower up! Check out that QTH. 

I've A/B tested with my stealth 84' end-fed-long-wire and the DX Flagpole and have had success running stations on 20/40 CW.

Want to light up RBN skimmers all over the world just like Steve from his HOA QTH?

Need HOA Approval for your radio antenna? Find real help and guidance to that gets you back on the air again with the book, "Antenna Zoning For the Radio Amateur." Want to put up a tower or know how to apply for an HOA permit for your Greyline DX Flagpole Antenna? Meet Fred, K1VR who wrote the book on Antenna Zoning for the Radio Amateur. You'll be glad you did.