Over the years, QST magazine has had more articles on antennas than any other subject. This is probably because your antenna, although it can be the least expensive, easiest to construct component of your station, can have the greatest effect on performance. Over the course of their Amateur Radio "careers," most hams enjoy trying a number of different antennas at their stations.  Most hams change antennas more often than they buy new rigs!

This page links you to many different antenna articles and pages on the ARRL web site. The menu on the left provides links to other pages and even more articles and links you can try.  You can also select from the links below to some of the more popular antenna pages. Beginner material can also be found here.

• Antenna and Tower Safety
  QST June 2001, p. 91  A well dressed climber should wear a belt and a safety harness.
• Is There an Optimum Height for an HF Antenna? by Kazimierz Siwiak, KE4PT
  QST June 2011 pp 33-35
• HF Amplifiers versus Antennas--One Ham's Opinion
  QST November 1998, pp. 54-56
  The solution to "getting out better" is not necessarily "more power". .
• “What’s Up Top”
  QST June 1960, pp. 38-40
  Crud and rust can be a real detriment to the performance of your antenna. Here are some procedures to make it look (and work) like new again.
• Beam Talk for the Layman  
  QST July 1958, pp.35-37
  Step-by-step tuning of a gamma matched Yagi antenna and other thoughts on installation.

• Amateur Use of Telescoping Masts by R.P Haviland, W4MB

• Tower and Antenna Wind Loading as a Function of Height   QEX July/August 2001, pp. 23-33

• EZNEC Antenna Software by W7EL Roy updates NEC by providing a modern user interface.
• G4FGQ's Software  This memorial site archives the software written by Reg Edward's G4FGQ.
  Not freeware -- just free gifts -- please help yourself -- no catch.  
  
• Polar Plot by Bob Freeth (G4HFQ)
  A program that lets you see what the polar diagram of your relatable beam antenna actually looks like. Scroll to the bottom of m0lxq.com's web page.
  

• N1LO's Notepad Tower Page  Mark Lowell N1LO, has a page on putting up antennas on towers. 
• Welcome to Cecil's Amateur Radio Home Page Cecil Moore W5DXP, ex WN5DXP, of Tyler TX,  had a page on antennas. This is an archived copy.
  
• Stacking, Phasing and Matching Yagis
  This is a synopsis of a talk presented to the Sydney VHF DX Group on Tuesday March 16^th 1999 by Gordon McDonald VK2ZAB
  
• KB0YKI's Radio Zone
  On-line antenna designers, rooftop tower plans, gamma matches, and more by Aaron Schmitz KB0YKI.
  
• How to repair a CDE/Hygain/MFJ Rotator by Jim Pickett,  K5LAD.