[Boatanchors] 17 Meter Antenna For Halli

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Hi All,

All of my antenna arrays are set up to operate without the need for an 
antenna tuner. Hence, I can not easily modify one of them for seventeen 
meters.

Any suggestions for a 'good' mono band seventeen meter antenna to be used 
with the Hallicrafters SX-117 or SR-150?

Speaking of seventeen meters reminds me of the 'forgotten' band known as 12 
meters! Does anyone use it? I almost never even hear it spoken of, as if it 
were either some creature loose from the crypt or nearly extinct in the 
memory of Hams! What's the deal anyhow? It seems to me that we Hams should 
use the frequencies that we have, as the vermin are just waiting and licking 
their financial chops to devour our bandwidths!

I wish we could stick them all of eleven meters, wrap it all in a RF proof 
covering and forget about it!


Duane Fischer, W8DBF - WPE8CXO
E-Mail: dfischer at usol.com
Hallicrafters web site: www.w9wze.net
HHRP web site: hhrp.w9wze.net