I'll try to get my linked inverted V antenna put up at the Fort Bend
County EMROG van. It covers 40, 30 and 20 meters, and has extensions for
80 meters, though there won't be enough space for the extensions at the
hamfest.
73
John Denison
KD5YOU
On 2/10/2026 3:42 PM, Jeff Greer via BVARC wrote:
Rig's the easy part. Be thinking about antennas.
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*From:* BVARC <[email protected]> on behalf of Chris Medlin via
BVARC <[email protected]>
*Sent:* Tuesday, February 10, 2026 3:38 PM
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*Cc:* Chris Medlin <[email protected]>; Daniel Poirot
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*Subject:* Re: [BVARC] In search of the HF...
I think that’s going to depend on what you plan to do.
Easy to transport for POTA?
Ever going to use it Mobile?
HF Contesting? Yup there are radios built for this
HF only, or HF + 6M, or HF +6M, 2M, 70cm?
Price Point?
New or used?
Straight forward operation or deep detailed menus? Pros and Cons of both
Want superb Weak signal isolation? Not required, and wasn’t on my
first 2 HF rigs and I didn’t miss it until I discovered it on my 3^rd .
My list is not exhaustive. There may be other questions you need to
ask, depending on your needs and what you want to do.
This should be a good starting point.
73
Chris/AC5CM
*From:*BVARC <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Daniel Poirot
via BVARC
*Sent:* Tuesday, February 10, 2026 3:29 PM
*To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]>
*Cc:* Daniel Poirot <[email protected]>
*Subject:* [BVARC] In search of the HF...
Howdy y'all,
I am looking forward to the Hamfest. I have my 2-meter story pretty
well sorted.
HF, not so much. I have a QRP rig, but that doesn't cut it very often.
What should I be looking for? Suggestions?
73
Dan KJ5IZK
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