🎖️THE BEST HF ANTENNAS FOR HAM RADIOS IN 2025! [TOP 3]

Best HF Antennas For Ham Radio prices:
3. Moonraker Ltd GPA-80 – Best Budget HF antenna
2. DX Engineering XB-5 Hexx Beam HF Antenna – Best Premium HF Antenna
1. DX Commander Signature 9 HF – Our Top Choice

With the world of ham radios continuously evolving, finding the right HF antenna can be quite the task. But don't fret – today, I'll be guiding you through the best HF antennas for ham radios, breaking down all their features, pros, and cons.

I've dedicated countless hours of research to bring you unbiased information, ensuring you get the antenna that suits your needs best. Trust me, you won't want to miss a single moment of this.

[richardowens]

I have two favorite antennas - one for base operation and one for portable operation.

For portable operation, I built a five band fan dipole for 40/15, 20, 17, and 10 meter bands. I use a 30' portable mast and tripod, or use a slingshot to get a pull up line over a tree limb to erect it. No tuner needed. Just install as an inverted V, connect your coax, and start making contacts. Fun project, even for new hams.

For base operation, my favorite antenna is the SteppIR BigIR 40-6M vertical with the 80M kit and radial plate. Attach four resonant radials each for 40/15, 20, and 10 meters, or as many non-resonant radials as you want. Expensive, but easy to install and automatically adjusts the physical length of the radiator to resonate on any frequency. Excellent DX performance in relatively noise free environments.

Thanks for the video!
AI4IJ

[Redbelly]

I'm happy with my EFHW. Served me well for years.

[JamesWilliamson-wy]

In antennas the answer is the bigger the better, but that assumes you have the space needed. Back in 1969 as ZC4MO I had many acres available and lots of tall pine trees to anchor the ends of the antenna. I had a full size dipole for the 1.8 MHz band with both ends about 45 feet above ground. Shorter dipoles for the 80 and 40 metre bands and a rotatable Mosley TA33J Yagi for the higher bands. The heights were hard to measure as the site was around 6000 feet ASL on top of a mountain with steep to sheer slopes. With support from the RAF for spares my only problem was dealing the the inevitable pile up every time I pressed the transmit switch.

[zyphod]

Half the fun of the hobby was I thought, the construction of home brew antenna. The challenge is to build your own and get out transmitting as far as you can...Give it try it actually works!!! If you have money in the later stages of your hobby, then by all means go and buy a corporate antenna, but you're missing a major part of the hobby!!

[phillefever]

None of these are the "Best" as there really is no such thing. Certainly the best budget antenna is simply some wire. Ultimately the best antenna for in any given situation is the one you can get in the air and use. Any antenna beats no antenna, that is the only rule that is absolutely true

[yugbe]

I can state that the DX Commander is my favorite!

[rubensanchez]

Inverted V should be a simple economical choice. make sure your HF rig had good antenna turner.. before I used Cushcraft . Hustler, Wilson HF verticals & Cushcraft 3 element yagi & had good CQ dx qso. my first HF rig was Kenwood TS520s, then Drake TR7, Yasue FT1000, Kenwood TS820 .. de Miami, fl

[billbonu]

I hooked mine up to my outdoor TV antenna that has two antenna amplifiers from lowes and it's incredible.and I get 100 Tv channels.unplug either amplifier and I have almost nothing.

[johnmarron]

It took me just over an hour to put the hexbeam together on my own and I'm 72 year old were do you get 2 days from lol 😂

[BarefootBeekeeper]

Congratulations on making your robot sound like an old timer ham, but this is plain affiliate marketing and you don't fool anyone. Well, clearly you do fool at least 125 fools.

[CharlesHarpolekvud]

Are you serious, full-bore ham radio man like me--- well I only would have yagi antennas and a couple of towers to hold them up in the air, I have two that are over 80 feet and peak up to 100. You can get in with a multi band vertical but if you wanna really get going, over the years, like I did, work yourself up to a really big array.

[bill-]

My choice goes for h/b wire aerials: wire is cheap.
G4GHB.

[petronilojr.solayao]

can I use it for my repeater Icom v100 VHF frequency?

[thanosgeorgopoulos]

the moonraker I think works from 14mhz and above ..lower it is very bad ..does anyone have any experience ??

[jptrade]

The moonraker comes with a box of rocks. So you can throw further then you can talk. I returned it. The DX engineering hex is over priced. Try NA4RR hex beams. I have had mine 9 years with no problems. Great service too. The DX commander I know nothing about.

[StreakyP]

wot?.... no stacked & bayed rotatable rhombics?.... or a parabolic dish for top band.

[johndrees]

The best if you can afford it is the steppir

[johnbarber]

Many factors like a good ground plane, length of un-nutralized coax. Sourondings. All effect swr and receive gain. So an antenna may work great off your garage, you go across town and put it up on the house and it sucks.

[kenchilton]

While these are each nice antennas, I would hardly call them the best. No 5 band Yagi beam? No dipole or EFHW? Best antennas that for portable or HOA or NVIS? What about 160m? This list is not the best antennas, but only the ones you know about that fit a criteria. The best antenna depends too much on the site, bands, and use to make such a list.

[bobf.]

The idea that this is even a good HF antenna is absurd!