Andy,
You first have to decide if you will use horizontal or vertical
polarization - vertical polarization mostly for working the repeaters on
2M and 70CM, or horizontal polarization for working SSB stations.
Omnidirectionality is easy with vertical polarization but much more
difficult with
What about a multiband verticl fort he uppoer bands .. Stacked with some
gain like the x 510 or the x 6000
Omnidirectional . 2 or 3 bands . with some gain . can be used also for local
repeater or emergency work .
Just an idea
For 6 and 10 better use a small beam
But you can start with a
I am planning another HF installation soon and may have a 33ft mast begging for
some extra creative thing to hang off it . I do not do 70cm -2M-6M much and
think I should , just to be able to get out when there are bands openings.
Nothing with DX in mind, just something omni-directional would
