[MRCA] Manpack HF ntenna Ideas?

[Al Klase]

Jeep,

Stick with the wire.




Your 10-ft whip shown in red, versus low dipole in blue .  This is 
pretty much true for 80, 60, and 49-meters.
An end-fed half wave could be a good deal with the tuner.  Scroll down 
the page Here:
http://www.mrca.ar88.net/Old%20Pages/Net/11-11-2010.html

73,
Al




On 2/16/2023 6:59 PM, Doran Platt wrote:
> I have a tactical tricked-out Yaesu FT-897D with an LDG AT-897 tuner. 
> Even have the requisite H-250.  I have used it a time or two for Moose 
> and Squirrel with an inverted V in the back-yard.  Is there a 
> practical design for a whip that would work on the lower band 
> 80/40/5MHz?  I have some rods from a 292 antenna and a folding antenna 
> from a PRC-8,9, or 10.  Running the '897D from a 12v battery the power 
> level is about 40 watts at best (vice a solid 100 watts with 13.5V).  
> Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree?  A decent counterpoise is always 
> the bugaboo.   TNX
> Jeep K3HVG
>
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ARK Sig Block Al Klase - N3FRQ
Jersey City, NJ
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/
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