[GCARC] Recommendations needed

[Tony Starr]

Randy,

Congrats on getting your General, and welcome to the wonderful world of
HF.  Propagation is getting better every day, so your timing is excellent.
And the FT-991A is a great radio that you will really enjoy.  I am a big
fan of Hustler antennas.  I have a Hustler 5BTV trap vertical that I use
both in my backyard, as well as on top of my camper.  I also have a Hustler
HF mobile antenna on my truck.  Both of these antennas are inexpensive, and
both work very well.  With the amount of noise-generating electronics in a
modern vehicle, mobile operation in motion can be tricky, but find a quiet
location and turn off the engine, and a whole other world awaits you.  That
is not to say that mobile in motion is impossible.  Yesterday I worked CT9
/ UR9IDT on 10m SSB while driving home from work on I-295.  He was so loud
that he sounded like 2m FM!  Sometimes, conditions are just right.

I am planning to host a mobile HF radio clinic for Tech Saturday, sometime
this summer, after we get through with Field Day.  Stay tuned, and good
luck!

Tony K3TS

On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 2:01 PM Randy via GCARC <gcarc at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> I just passed my General exam.
> I recently purchased a Yaesu FT-991A and it will be delivered tomorrow.
> Currently, I have a Tram 1477 VHF/UHF antenna, but need something for HF.
> Recommendations are needed regarding HF antennas for both home and car.
> I want to be able to use at least the 10, 15, 20 and 40 meter bands.
> Space is limited on my property and a long wire dipole is out of the
> question.
> My back yard is approximately 50 feet wide and 25 deep with neighbors
> behind and both sides.
> House is a small cape cod with a chimney roughly 35 feet off the ground.
> Township rules dictate I can’t have an antenna higher than 15 feet above
> roof line.
> Car is a Honda Element and I will use the radio for mobile and POTA.
>
> Randy (KC3VCC)
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