It’s funny how many antennas I notice now that I’m in the hobby. They were always there, of course, but I did not really see them. Now they jump out at me everywhere: on cars, rooftops, towers, streetlights, utility poles, city landmarks, and in every little device we carry around in our pockets.

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I’m super pumped about building my own antennas. There’s something magical about turning a carefully measured and cut length of wire, into hardware that can reach someone miles away. It feels so good, man. And this craft is niche, even for engineers, and I’m excited to build the skills needed to earn my place amongst its dark wizards.

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It took a while, but my Bingfu dual-band mobile antenna finally arrived. It’s cheap, but the reviews were encouraging. Since I’ve been struggling to get good reception with the rubber duck on my handheld, I wanted to see how much difference an external antenna would make.

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I recently earned my amateur-radio license and have been learning through a mixture of operating, antenna building, testing, and experimentation.

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I recently earned my amateur-radio license and have been learning through a mixture of operating, antenna building, testing, and experimentation.

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