[Elecraft] longwire & the auto tuner

[Michael Babineau]

wn1z.orrin at gmail.com wrote :

 > Now i have to find a longwire length of "less than 100 ft" that will
 > tune up well on
 > those bands (20, 40, 75, 80) for going portable.

Orrin :

Try about 87 feet (26.5 meters) of wire. This is a good length to cover 
most
of the HF bands  as it is not near a multiple of a 1/2 wave on any of 
the bands
(except 10m) so it will present a reasonable impedance that the tuner 
can match.

Michael VE3WMB