That is somewhat subjective. I have the Alpha Antenna HF J-Pole SR
which is an EFHW. It is 66 ft long and tunes with the internal Yeasu and
Icom tuners from 6m-160m. I have built clones of this antenna using a
5:1 UNUN and they also tune 6m-160 with internal tuners
--jv
On 3/13/2026 5:46 PM, John Mechura via BVARC wrote:
Please be aware that if the antenna is about 66 feet or so long that
it will not work below 40 meters.
73,
John, KI5HOC
On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 4:56 PM Byron Harris via BVARC
<[email protected]> wrote:
Everyone,
I’m got my General License in late January. I purchased a Yaesu
FT-710 in February at the ham fest. I bought a EFHW antenna kit
from ARRL and put it together in March. But I have no idea what
I’m doing or how to work this thing! I’m hoping an experienced
FT-710 user might be available to “show me the ropes” and help me
make “first contact”. I’m willing to travel to your place, join
in a POTA activation, etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Blessings,
Byron
KG5AJL
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