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

Bill, K3WA is back on the radar working nearly 1000 miles on 160M with his 24' Flagpole Antenna in an HOA lot. He shared with us how to feed the Greyline HOA Vertical antenna for best results on 160M, and how he's working 1000+ Qs in all band contests too. Read Bills story...

Solar Cycle 25 has peaked. The high bands are no longer the sure thing they were 18 months ago, but the low bands and WARC bands are wide awake. A working primer: pre-flight checks, tuning procedure, and band-by-band guidance for 160 through 12 meters. The all-stars are below.

Jeff in Kentucky shows off his 16' HOA Flagpole Antenna after working Alaska on 80M from his HOA. He's also 85% towards achieving the 7-Band WAS, Worked All States Award. Ham Radio low bands are fun again!

Looking for an HOA and XYL approved, Real DX, no radial, small footprint, all band antenna, and not wanting to put up a tower. Greyline Performance VDA, vertical dipole antennas are smarter, stronger, and more elegant than you might expect.