Name: Can I Make This QRP Whip Antenna Work?
Uploaded: 2026-01-09T20:19:26+00:00
Duration: 19 min 54 s
Description: Can I make this budget low-power (QRP) whip antenna work after making some simple modifications to it? This whip would make a great small footprint antenna for portable amateur radio including POTA, S

10 days ago

Technology Amateur Radio Ham Radio AA3K AA3K On The Go pota sota wwff portable amateur radio qrp antenna vertical whip antenna

Can I make this budget low-power (QRP) whip antenna work after making some simple modifications to it? This whip would make a great small footprint antenna for portable amateur radio including POTA, SOTA and WWFF or in places you can't set up a bigger one. This antenna is readily available from AliExpress and other on-line retailers at various prices.

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https://tinyurl.com/2r7ncwpu (AliExpress)
https://ebay.us/m/OO9PKW (eBay)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BLS9WCL6 (Amazon)

Chapters:
00:00 Opening
00:09: Title Screen
00:21 Introduction
03:38 What Comes With The Antenna
05:56 Proposed Modifications
08:38 Initial SWR Measurements
12:22 Modifications
14:33 SWR Results
18:08 Conclusions
19:41 Somebody Was Curious