Ahh-the wisdom of Ron AC7AC always wins out!Leave it to an Oregonian... I think he’s right-the less elements you have in the way the better. I’ve used the random length antenna with a counterpoise (preferably elevated) with good results with the KX 3 and 2. I connect it to a dual binding post/bnc adaptor available from various sources including Elecraft. I’ve been hearing a lot about the EFHW but not convinced it’s a major improvement over the random length wire,plus you have to have the transformer,likely still some counterpoise and typically some coax-more chance for losses and more to pack. Actually my favorite antenna for home and portable use is a doublet fed with open wire line, although it’s not as practical in the SOTA world-think light and compact. If I have a choice I like to set this up as an inverted Vee on the edge of a cliff and you gain a great deal of low angle takeoff and gain. I was taught that trick a while back by Russ Carpenter back in the old Adventure Radio days. I used it to good effect in the McKenzie River valley in Oregon.As always I’ll continue to experiment-it’s been fun over the last 40 plus years of portable ops in our great NW. I started back in the ’70’s hauling my Century 21 and Ten Tec Argosy with a 6V lantern battery in the woods up by Timothy Lake by Mt.Hood. Then I discovered this club called Norcal and the great kits they were doing. So-I started building with the NC-40, Sierra,SST, etc. Guess who the designers were-some guys named Eric and Wayne :)) Great rigs to say the least, and then I heard they started this little company ..many rigs and adventures later I’m still taking their gear into the Oregon woods and having a blast, and still experimenting. So-I’m still open to discussion on ideas. Right now I have my old ‘gusher’ super lightweight dipoles from the New Jersey qrp club;the AlexLoop,W4OL loop, random length wires and even a still useful W6MMA vertical that I keep in my bag of antenna tricks. Wish I could haul my home antenna out-a nice variation of a delta loop fed with open wire line through the old venerable Johnson matchbox. Now I’m just waiting for the pineapple express (local term for a warm deluge of rain) to end so I can start getting out in the woods and mountains.Us Oregonians are a bit different :)) Dan Presley N7CQR n7...@arrl.net
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