[Antennas] QRP/P Direct Feed of 1/4 and 3/4 Wires?

[J. Coote]

I'm considering using 1/4 or 3/4 wavelength (end-fed) wire antennas and
radials, connected
directly to the antenna port of monoband QRP portable transceivers.  The
operative word
is portable, so I want to eliminate coax, tuners, SWR meters and so forth.

I'd like to hear from antennists who have actually strung up a 1/4 or 3/4
wavelength wire
(maybe a 1/4 wave radial ot two) and operated with the wire connected
directly
to the antenna port.  Was the match good enough for your QRP transmitter?
Did your antenna
always work in different or unusual locations?  Did your QRP monobander have
a
fit over a 2:1 or 3:1 SWR the way some civilian radios do?

It's my understanding that a 1/4 wave radiator and radials (a groundplane if
you will)
may have a 30-40 ohm feed impedance, and that a 3/4 wave wire and radials
will have
a slightly higher one of possibly 60-90 ohms.

If you've tried this, I'd like to hear from you.

Thanks,
Jay
AAR9QM/W6CJ