I have built the ARRL EFHW kit. It works fine. The kit come with wire to make to work for 10-40 meters. You can get a longer wire and it will work for 10-80 meters.
That said MOST HOA rules state you can dow what ever in your back yard as long as it cant be seen from the front street. So with that I would suggest one of the DX Commander antenna's. You can set these up in the back yerd and odds are you wont see it from the street.. Rudy Ackerman 281 460 7384 On Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 08:20:39 PM CDT, Amal Phadke KT5AC via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: Hi everyone, Like many hams, I live in a HOA restricted subdivision, so a permanent HF antenna is not practical. I have been thinking for a while about EFHW as a temporary antenna which I can set up and take down quickly. My question has probably been asked many times so please forgive this relatively new member for asking again. The question is do you use an EFHW antenna and is it a good solution for HOA limited subdivisions? ARRL sells EFHW antenna kit for $80. It is cheap and certainly seems like it will be fun to build. It works up to 40m, but I suppose it will be possible to extend it to 80m with a loading coil. I am considering MFJ-1910 33-ft telescoping fiberglass mast with the antenna. As I like more choices, can anyone suggest other options/alternatives for the mast? Also, any suggestions for a good and reasonably priced (< $400) antenna analyzer? Thanks, Amal – KT5AC ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/
