[VHFcontesting] 70cm Antenna & Amplifier

[K9GTJ]

I have managed to get a 70cm all mode radio on eBay.  (Icom IC-471A)  It 
does just 25 watts. 

I don't have a lot of space for an antenna and no space for a stacked 
set.  I was thinking of the Directive Systems DSFO432-15RS which is a 
rover friendly antenna of around 8' in length.  It will be about 30'. 

I am in north central Indiana (Kokomo) so I would likely need to reach 
some major cities like Cincinnati, Columbus, & Toledo OH and Detroit and 
Grand Rapids, MI and Chicago, IL and Louisville, KY for some contacts.  
Am I going to need an amplifier to get the job done?

What might be better possibilities? 

-- 
Jim Hunt
K9GTJ

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