Hi Rex et al
I remember when we moved into this house years ago, the first thing that
got unpacked was the rig. I had an old Webster Bandspanner mobile and and I
laid it on the table and hooked up the tuner to it and kept my skeds with
the gang till I got the dipole up. Most anything will work and make some
Q's.
A great antenna to start out is the trusty old 80 meter center or end fed
zepp. That will put out a respectable signal on all bands with a good
tuner. I don't think we will have to worry too much about 10 meters for a
while, but if it comes in during a test, the zepp sure will work there FB.
That is what I am using on the 2nd radio here. 73
Tomn W7WHY
> I used a old mobile whip on my motor home from Illinois about 3 years ago
> to work the SS contest, Not a big score but I did manage a clean sweep.
> You have to keep in mind that the best antenna doesn't exist. You can only
> get up what you can and it is never enough. I think that the suggestion
> for a 20 / 40 Meter antenna is excelent but I would at least try to cover
> the old bands or 80 thru 10 , You just never can tell when 10 will pop
> open, then the low power and poor antenna do at least work.
> Rex K7QQ
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