Building a SIMPLE 2 Meter Dipole Antenna! But Did It Work?

A few days ago, I had the idea of building a simple dipole antenna for the 2 meter/VHF amateur radio band, similar to the dipole antennas I built to use on the HF ham radio bands. I rounded up all the supplied I needed to make this antenna, and headed over to the workbench and built and tested my newest antenna for ham radio. I used left over Christmas Light Wire in mine, but regular old speaker wire should work fine (and probably better!). Build Your Own Using The Following Supplies: Flexible Cutting Board (Affiliate): https://amzn.to/3UbAmv8 SO-239 Connectors (Affiliate): https://amzn.to/3Ubg9Fz Speaker Wire (Affiliate): https://amzn.to/3OgdvdT M3x12 Screws (Assorted Pack) (Affiliate): https://amzn.to/3Scu3Vv As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:40 Supplies 01:40 Building The Antenna 09:18 Continuity Test & Finishing Touches 10:56 Hanging The Antenna Up 11:21 SWR Test 12:34 Making Contacts 14:47 Final Thoughts ⬇️GEAR I USE⬇️ –––––––––––––––––––– ★★As an Amazon Affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases.★★ 🛒Many Things I Use Can Be Found In My Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/ki5irehamradio 🥾Check Out My My Ultra Portable POTA Kit: https://www.amazon.com/shop/ki5irehamradio/list/1S8JOQ9AJ4JQR –––––––––––––––––––– ⬇️LINKS TO OTHER STUFF⬇️ ★★All links are affiliate links where possible. As an affiliate, I earn a commission from qualifying purchases. These links help support the channel and make videos like this possible.★★ 📡ABR Industries (Affiliate): https://abrind.com/?sld=ki5irehamradio Use code "ki5irehamradio10" on qualifying purchases. 📡Alpha Antenna (Affiliate): https://www.alphaantenna.com/?aff=22 Using this link when ordering from Alpha Antenna helps support the channel. 📡Bridgecom Systems (Affiliate): https://www.bridgecomsystems.com/?ref=ki5irehamradio Using this link when ordering from Bridgecom helps support the channel. 📡Ham Radio Prep (Affiliate): hamradioprep.com Use code "KI5IRE" to save 10% on qualifying purchases. 📡Radioddity (Affiliate): https://www.radioddity.com/?ref=ki5irehamradio Save $15 on qualifying purchases by using coupon code "KI5IRE" at checkout. 🌐The Ham Radio Logging Software I Use in the Shack (Only available for MacOS and iOS): https://www.dl2rum.de/rumsoft/RUMLog.html 🌐The Ham Radio Logging Software I Use Portable/POTA/SOTA: https://ham2k.com/apps/polo/ 🎵The Music I Use In Most of My Videos (Non-Affiliate): https://artlist.io/ ⬇️FOLLOW ME ON OTHER PLATFORMS⬇️ 🌎My Blog: https://ki5ire.weebly.com 🎥Subscribe for More Content: youtube.com/@HamRadioHQ2 🌎KI5IRE Ham Radio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ki5irehamradio 📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ki5irehamradio/ 📡X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/KI5IRE 📡Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ki5ire-ham-radio 📡Join the KI5IRE Ham Radio Discord: https://discord.gg/mpqnu58eJz #hamradio #antenna #diy