Something I forgot to mention, you don't have to use the RG-58 or RG-8X
coax to feed a wire antenna. You can use RG-174 which is a lot easier
to carry as long as the length is not too long to keep loss down to a
minimum. Best I remember max rated output is little less than 200 watts
at 50 MHz.
I soldered a RCA male plug to the coax end that goes to the rig & use
RCA to PL-259 or BNC adapter depending on which rig I take. That way if
some body or animal runs into the thin coax it will just pull out from
rig & not rip it off into the air.
I use a 28 foot Jackite fiber glass pole to hold up the far end of
antenna. This pole weights 4 lbs which adds to the weight if walking
far. Pole also can be used for those in a HOA by running copper wire up
through the pole with ATU at base and radials as this ham did in his review.
http://www.jackite.com/product_info.php?cPath=41_44&products_id=131
73,
Reed W4JZ
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