Selling ham radio gear
I got my technician license in Feb this year and my general in March. I have been unable to get on the air and actually transmit. Local clubs (I belong to three) have not been any real help. Many prom...
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Not much is easier than an 80' length of 14ga wire.. and if you have a tuner. or a rig that can tune it... That's all you need. in fact (well 83') is my favored antenna just now. 100 seems to work better on 80 but the owner's manual for the Tuner says that's too long so I cut it down to 83.. I just buy a 100 foot spool. Easiest antenna to put up there is
83 feet wire---about 25 or 40 feet of nylon (NO WIRE IN IT) roap. a loop on the end. a 2 pound weight and then you "David and Goliath" it over a tree limb.. As high as you can make it fly. Pull the wire up and if needed another limb.. I run it up a fishing pole on the RV or in some sites just hook it at the roofline.
83 feet wire---about 25 or 40 feet of nylon (NO WIRE IN IT) roap. a loop on the end. a 2 pound weight and then you "David and Goliath" it over a tree limb.. As high as you can make it fly. Pull the wire up and if needed another limb.. I run it up a fishing pole on the RV or in some sites just hook it at the roofline.
