[Elecraft] Advice on First HF Antenna

[James Wilson]

Craig,
For a first HF antenna, I would suggest not buying but building your basic
antenna. A Half-Wave wire antenna (made from stranded copper wire from a
"big box" store) that is resonant (trimmed to the right length) at the
frequency you want to operate is both fundamental and highly effective.

Take a look at half wave dipole antennas in an ARRL Handbook or Antenna
Book.

This will get you on the air quite effectively.

>I am pretty new ham and a brand new KX3/PX3 owner excited to try

 >my hand at DX'ing!  If you were buying your first HF base antenna,

>primarily looking for performance on 20 and 40 meters, what would

>you recommend?