[Elecraft] Miniature self-supporting HF antennas

[Rick M0LEP]

Yes, I too prefer to get wire in the sky, and an inverted-V dipole works 
pretty well. I have one with link breaks in it so that it can quickly be 
changed for different bands (using 2mm or 3mm radio-control power 
connectors for the breaks because they're very small, light, and make a 
good connection), and a couple of fibreglass telescopic flag-poles. One 
collapses to about 18 inches so fits in a back-pack easily enough, and 
extends to 18 feet. The other (which only goes on shorter walks) is 
about 28 foot long when extended, and about 3 foot 6 inches when 
collapsed.

That set-up, however, doesn't fit Wayne's "breaks down to 8 inches" 
ideal.

On Mon 20 Jul Vic Rosenthal wrote:
> I prefer a dipole that can be configured as a sloper, V, etc. I have a 
> 33' collapsible fiberglass pole that has been useful where there 
> aren't enough trees. It's not really suitable for backpacking, but 
> smaller and lighter ones are available.

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73, Rick, M0LEP   (KX3 #3281)
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