Hmmm. Your first antenna, experimenting... For minimal investment, most stealth and quick install and on-the-air.., In your situation try installed as an inverted-vee (sort-of). The highest point of house to mount the feedpoint (chimney with screw-eye?) then bring ends down to fence-line in either direction, using nylon rope single nail (or small marine cleat) on your fence to pull taught and tie-off. Pattern will be weird BUT you're on the air having fun while you plan for improvements later.
On Sat, Jan 1, 2022 at 11:24 AM Rick Wannall via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > I acquired a Kenwood TS2000 through this forum a few months ago, and have > been browsing around for a first antenna. > > > > There are almost too many resources for discussion and recommendation, a > very nice problem to have. > > > > Based on a number of comments, including remarks by Dave Casler in his > Youtube channel, I’ve landed on this: > > > > *MFJ Ultra-Lite Off-Center Fed Dipole Antennas MFJ-2010* > > > > I’m not exactly sure yet how I’ll get it 35 feet up, but that’s a problem > regardless of which antenna, unless I go with a tower. Living under an HOA > in a gated compound, I prefer to see if I can get by with just the wire and > make that “inconspicuous”. > > > > If anyone has a strong conviction that this is just the wrong thing to > start with, I’d love to know why and what you would recommend instead. Keep > in mind, this is not the only antenna I will buy that, just the first. > > > > Thanks, all. > > > > Rick Wannall > > KG5ITH > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >
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