17 Next Level Portable Antennas by Salty Walt, K4OGO!
Take your portable antenna projects further with Salty Walt's Next Level Portable Antenna Sketchbook, his second portable antenna workbook. Start with straightforward setups like the three-element vertical Yagi-Uda and half-square, then tackle advanced designs like the bobtail curtain, portable rhombic, and co-phased vertical arrays. Along the way, explore beam-forming, gain, antenna phasing, and other concepts that will transform your antenna experiments.
No matter where you are, Walt’s approachable designs will help you work DX, experiment, and have fun. Build military-inspired antennas that get your signal out, or try a variation of the venerable rhombic using just a pair of poles and long runs of wire. For next-level operation, you’ll need the right transceiver. Walt shares radios from his collection, along with insider tips to help you get the most out of them—whether you’re running QRP or 100 watts.
Elevate your portable operations with Salty Walt today!
Antennas include:
Three-element vertical beam
Two-element quarter-wave vertical with reflector
Two-element vertical Yagi with director
Half-square
Bobtail curtain
Co-phased vertical whips
Corner-fed cubical quad
Portable rhombic
Terminated end-fed V
V-beam
Tuned transmission line trap
ARRL dual-band Momobeam
Portable hexbeam
Vertical Moxon
Vertical phased arrays
Portable magnetic loops
Variations on the telescopic whip
Also available: Salty Walt’s Portable Antenna Sketchbook
Visit Salty Walts YouTube Channel Coastal Waves & Wires.
Product Details
Softcover: 144 pages
Publisher: The American Radio Relay League, Inc.
Copyright: 2026
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-62595-237-0
Product Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.05 pounds