[Lowfer] just getting started

[Eric Smith]

Hmmm...ok, this is encouraging!  I intend to operate the beacon all year, 
anyway.

My biggest challenge now is an antenna.  My backyard is only 75' on a side 
(don't laugh) and my tallest tree is 10' high :(

So I'm gonna need a couple of towers.  But I'd like to get on the air 
right away!

Any suggestions for a temporary setup that will get me active while I work 
on something better?

I considered a dipole using the peaks of my house ... but now I'm leaning 
toward a short (say 20') vertical with tophat and good grounding.  I have 
some 21' chain-link fence top-rail which I keep looking at sideways ...

Any suggestions?