title: Poor Man's POTA PERformer 20M - 6M Multiband Antenna
source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2-Qpzb7n7A
author:
- "[[Budget Ham Radio]]"
published: 2024-11-08
created: 2025-06-27
description: This video shows how to setup the Poor Manβs POTA PERformer vertical 1/4 wave 20-6 meter multiband antenna. π Support BudgetHamRadio - https://buymeacoffee...
tags:
- HamRadio
This video shows how to setup the Poor Manβs POTA PERformer vertical 1/4 wave 20-6 meter multiband antenna.
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This antenna is based on work by Greg @ KJ6ER and Michael ββ ββ ββ ββ @KB9VBRAntennas. Their versions utilize a stainless steel whip for the vertical element instead of the linked wire in my version.
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Thanks for watching and 73's.
Jerry
KM4ZKB
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*Version 3 Specifications:*
Since this original video there has been even more testing and tuning and some of the driven element lengths have changed in order to reduce the SWR even more. The original still works well but for even lower SWR on all bands, use the lengths in the chart provided here at this link:
*Link to Poor Man's POTA PERformer v.3 antenna wire lengths*
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s49tTAAhWv7t9O7iSi4vJsp320DCjv0B/view?usp=sharing
Enjoy!
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QSOβs on 241031
*Reference Links*
Michael KB9VBR - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqw3ultuPQg
Greg KJ6ER - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LwSbXXeovjJdT8ijpOi-9FYR--nNsxgD/view
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*Video Chapters*
00:00 Intro
01:19 Tripod Support
02:07 Carbon Fiber Mast
04:06 Linked Radiating or Driven Element for POTA PERformer
05:14 Chart with element lengths for POTA PERformer
09:00 Elevated Radials - the "secret sauce"
10:18 A Directional Vertical Antenna?
18:05 Ham Radio Setup
19:50 Logging Software - HAMRS
20:53 CQ 20 meters
31:30 Change POTA PERformer band to 17m
33:55 Reconfigure Radio Setup and coax trying to reduce noise
34:41 CQ 17 meters
54:44 Change to 10m band on POTA PERformer
57:50 CQ 10 meters
1:02:33 Outro
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