Re: [TowerTalk] Good vacation antenna

[Mike Fatchett W0MU <w0mu@w0mu.com>]

Bill,

What are the expectations?  Are we talking about POTA type activations?  
I have used a 20m dipole up 20 or 30 ft and done fine.  I mobile a lot 
and if you can get Hustler resonators up in the air like above a shell 
of a pickup they work well.
The 25ft extendable antenna piqued my interest too.  Use 2 or 3 tape 
measure elevated radials and it should work ok.  I was impressed with 
the R8.  Not simple to reduce down to 6 ft and not available new.  I 
feel it is better than the R7.  Both need to be up about 10ft to work 
the best.  1/2 wave no radials.
Getting any of the coils off the ground 6ft or more makes a big 
difference.  Everything is going to be a tradeoff.
We are going camping next month and I am trying to figure out what I 
want to do.
Mike W0MU


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