Single Band Vertical Antennas

At first glance radio operators might say that single band vertical antennas would restrict their operations but that isn't all that true. Some of the most popular single band vertical antennas can be found on the VHF and UHF bands and then you have single band HF radios plus other radio services that are single band such as CB radio.

One asset of a single band antenna is that it is tuned for maximum efficiency for the frequency it is designed for and you don't normally need a tuner for such an antenna. Optimum antenna sizes are a quarter wave in length which can be quite large for bands such as the 80 meter or 160 meter bands on ham radio.

You will see a lot of single band antennas for VHF ham and non-ham use and also for the UHF bands. Everyone has seen various police and fire vehicles with multiple vertical antennas attached to them.