When you think of directional ham radio antennas, you probably think of a Yagi, cubical quad, or a log-periodic antenna. These antennas usually are in a horizontal configuration up on a high tower.

A friend who recently passed away once gave me this sketch and now, I pass it on to you. It illustrates the capacitance that a vertical antenna will exhibit at its bottom feed point versus the ...

[My Ham Radio Journey] wanted to see if a “common person” (in his words) could build an effective vertical ham radio antenna. If you look at the video below, the answer is apparently yes. He started ...

Does your wireless router have adjustable antennas? If so, you may be wondering whether a vertical or horizontal router antenna orientation is ideal. There's actually no single way to orient a ...

Your signal is suffering, but there's an easy fix ...