Building the Moxon Antenna

  Building the Moxon Antenna  is fairly easy and lends itself to imagination.  No two Moxon’s are identical save the dimensions of the elements and spacings.  If you view the various antennas in the What’s New section on the homepage, you’ll see what we mean.  You can also view a variety of different hubs and designs here. Since the Moxon is a 50 ohm antenna, you may or may not want to use a 1:1 balun.  It’s your choice.  If you are planning on running any power, you might want to install a balun at the feedpoint.  If you’re not running any power, then feed the antenna directly from the coax

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