[Elecraft] Less Than Perfect Antennas [was Flumoxed]

[ANDY DURBIN]

"RF current into a conductor will radiate, even if it's at eye level."

Yes, I make this point to anyone interested in getting started on HF.   I worked my first 50 or so countries with 100 W and a 20 m dipole at 20 ft agl in my attic.  If you want an example of working DX with hopeless antennas it would be hard to beat my working VP6D on 160 m and 80 m.   I used an OCF wire running round my back yard wall at 5 ft agl.   It is matched by a MFJ 993BRT at the feed point and that limits me to 150 W.  They must have had zero noise on the island.

Andy, k3wyc