EFHW Antenna | Part Two: Which Configuration Works Best?

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

In this video I take a look at a few different ways to deploy an End-Fed Half-Wave (EFHW) antenna and compare the radiation patterns using modeling software. I go through the Vertical, Sloper, Inverted-V, and Inverted-L to see how each one behaves across the bands.

In Part One I built a simple 49:1. In this video I’m trying to figure out how I want to deploy this antenna and what the patterns look like before taking it to the field.

Part One (49:1 Build):
https://youtu.be/XUM2XEPHLuM?si=BVwRfK77hkMsk-hl

Modeling Software:
MMANA-GAL: http://gal-ana.de/basicmm/en/#18

Easy web modeling tool: https://portable-antennas.com/efhw.php

Thanks for watching, and 73 — K5OHY

00:00 Intro
02:29 Horizontal EFHW
03:04 Vertical EFHW
05:58 Sloper EFHW
12:10 Inverted-V EFHW
16:19 Inverted-L EFHW
21:06 Summary
22:09 Which Config I’d Use

Correction:
05:48 Mono band vertical wires would be best