There is a good introductory segment by Gordon West, WB6NOA to the dipole antenna, the benefits of a resonant vs non-resonant antenna and a discussion of other simple wire antenna’s near the start of the the latest Ham Nation episode.  We have a link to all episodes under ‘H’ on our Links page but for convenience you can also find it here: http://twit.tv/show/ham-nation/162

Ham Nation is in its 162 weekly episode and since the very first episode they have covered a wealth of subjects core to amateur radio.  Memorable episodes for me are Bob’s introduction to microphones, audio processing and the importance of good audio to working DX, coaxial dipoles, the station ground (RF vs DC) including ground loops plus some of the kits George has built on the show, but there are many more.

If you don’t know about Ham Nation, I can certainly recommend viewing.  It’s an all American production by Bob Heil (K9EID) [Of microphone fame], Gordon West (WB6NOA), George Thomas (W5JDX) and Dale Puckett (K0HYD) and episodes often contain contributions from the UK.  Its very good and has quite a worldwide following.

Andrew
G0RVM