STEALTH ANTENNAS
Just a note on ‘stealth’ antennas:
Anything less than a full size antenna is, of course, a compromise.
You are, in this case, compromising ‘stealth’ over ‘performance’. That is not to say they are “Bad”… Just not as good as a Full Size / Shape / etc. Antenna. Anything that will radiate RF energy is better than NO antenna at all. And, for the most part these antennas are very inexpensive as compared to their commercial counterparts.
That said; read on! Many of us have no other choice, and, any antenna is better than none at all.
Stealth HF Antennas
https://groups.io/g/hflink/topic/bbtd_antenna_house_roof_or/4313415?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,4313415
More Stealth Antenna Ideas
http://www.bvarc.org/pdf/HF_Antennas_by_KD5FX.pdf
How to Build a Space Efficient Dipole Antenna for 40, 80 and 160 Meter
50 Feet (Overall Length) 80 Meter Dipole Antenna
160 Meter Helically Wound Vertical (HWV) antenna by K6MM
While not particularly stealthy in the strictest sense; the 160 Meter HWV antenna is about as stealthy as it gets. AND, it will get you on Top Band with decent performance. Take a look!
While not necessarily a ‘Stealth Antenna’ , The Full Wave Loop Antenna is Multi-Band (with an Antenna Tuner) and nearly invisible at a distance.
Loop Antenna Calculator
All geometric configurations, Length per side, etc. With helpful suggestions.
Low Noise Receiving Antennas
If you are like me and too lazy to reduce an S9+ by process of elimination unplugging dozens of ‘wall warts’ and such; then you might want to take a look at Lower Noise Receive Antennas. Here are just a couple of examples of such an antenna.
Beverage Antenna
EWE (pronounced ‘You’ ) Antenna
The EWE Antenna is especially attractive to those ( like myself ) who live in a HOA and/or have a small lot. It’s compact size lends itself to stealth. With this antenna performance is not compromised as one might think. It’s worth investigating for those who would find it physically impossible to operate a Beverage Antenna.
QST Magazine February 1995 by Floyd Koontz WA2YVL Original EWE Article
Full size EWE antenna page by F8AFC
Stealth VHF / UHF Antennas
2 Meter / 70 cm J Pole Antenna
N5ORO Files 