Julius n2wn wrote > Might I suggest something less commercial... haul a > collapsible "crappy" fishing pole and some wire. You > can make a vertical, you can make a loop, you can make > an inverted vee. You have flexibility and it's a lot > cheaper than commercial "minature" antennas (probably > will work a lot better as well).
Nothing has to be commercial, unless it's easier and cheaper in time and effort to go that route. Got the poles, the wire, trees, tuner... a wire over a tree ALWAYS works better than a 7 foot loaded vertical over no radials. On the other hand, I can walk around with an MP-1 and keyer paddles fastened on a radio and operate on the move. As you can see from the pictures at HFPack, some folks have really elaborate walking-about antennas, not that mine looks less silly; an antenna sprouting from one's belly _is_ a bit unusual. Cortland KA5S _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
