Thanks for the presentation, Terry! I'd also suggest people check out this excellent video put together by BVARCers Tom Morton (SK) and Jon Noxon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UgoY2mvUds. It's a short video, but I've watched it dozens of times. There's a lot of very good information packed into less than 6 minutes.
My own solution ended up being a homebrewed copy of the DX Commander ground-mounted multi-band/element quarter wave vertical antenna. It looks like a kite pole sticking up in my back yard; the HOA does not recognize it as an antenna, so they've never said a word. (My HOA has a policy of no antennas at all, except for TV antennas that they're required to permit by law. But I got DXCC with this antenna. DX Commander YouTube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/@DXCommanderHQ. He has several videos showing assembly, and his website has all the wire lengths for the elements, etc. (download the manual(s) in .pdf), so it's easy enough to make your own. It'll be a lot less work to just buy one from him, and probably won't cost much more than DIY (and you're likely to end up with higher quality components)... Website is https://dxcommander.com/. Hope this helps some folks! -Jeff, W5JEF ________________________________ From: BVARC <[email protected]> on behalf of terry leatherland via BVARC <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 8, 2025 6:46 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> Cc: terry leatherland <[email protected]>; Rick Hiller <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Choices, choices Here is the presentation i gave this morning. I can do a group zoom on it again someday if people want. It is NOT technical. It is "practical". There are plenty of technical gurus available to Elmer folks thru an individual antenna specs, etc. Cheers and 73. Terry https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WnHCZRh6_qCCCPBFfDnMcmHOnN5MH5qx/view?usp=sharing Terry Leatherland, K5PGF 281-455-8090 Sugar Land, Tx On Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 05:53:09 AM CST, Rick Hiller via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: It is also on the Bvarc Tech Pages similar power point Terry gave awhile back. 73.RH On Fri, Mar 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM Daniel Godbout KD2DVG via BVARC <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I wish I could be there I really need this information n From: BVARC <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of terry leatherland via BVARC Sent: Friday, March 7, 2025 6:48 PM To: majid latif via BVARC <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Cc: terry leatherland <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Choices, choices At noon tomorrow I am speaking about HOA friendly antennas. My experiences. Come listen. Terry Terry Leatherland, K5PGF 281-455-8090 Sugar Land, Tx On Friday, March 7, 2025 at 07:45:19 AM CST, majid latif via BVARC <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hi everyone, I am still in the research mode for my first HF radio, and this shared perspectives are helpful. Any thoughts or suggestions on an antenna for a home, i.e. leave outside and can take down and move if needed? Majid On Fri, Mar 7, 2025, 7:36 AM rudolph_ackerman via BVARC <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: The Houston POTA group will be holding there next event at Sheldon Lake state park on the 15th. We normal have one of each of these radios set up . You are welcome to come out and talk with the owner and make some contacts with each one. Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device -------- Original message -------- From: Scott Medbury via BVARC <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: 3/6/25 12:09 PM (GMT-06:00) To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Cc: Scott Medbury <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: [BVARC] Choices, choices If you had a choice of 3 hf radios, what would your pick be and why? 1. Icom IC7300 2. Yaesu DX10 3. Yaesu 991 73 de Scott KD5FBA ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[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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