After reading the other responses, heres more details: its solid, insulated, 22 gauge wire. Literally held down by gravity. It runs about 31 ft and turns 90° at a thumb tack and runs the rest of the top rail where another thumb tack tacks it down at the end of its ~66 ft total run.
(40M efhw) Good enough to handle 100W. Chris Typos brought to you by iPhone > On Mar 23, 2026, at 19:34, Chris Medlin via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > Its laid across the top horizontal run of a 6 Ft wooden fence… so maybe > 5-5.5ft off the ground > > > Typos brought to you by iPhone > >> On Mar 23, 2026, at 17:30, Comcast via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> How high up is the EFHW on the fence? >> >> I got my setup installed on the 19th and I have yet to make a positive >> contact! >> >> -Nate >> >>>> On Mar 23, 2026, at 17:21, Chris Medlin via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Time sensitive: >>> 20M is absolutely hopping this afternoon. I’m a rare 58 and 59 into >>> Arkansas, Mississippi, and Florida with my efhw on my fence. >>> >>> This weekend was crap, but today is making up for it. >>> <image1.jpeg> >>> >>> >>> Before i worked this guy in Ft Myers FL, he worked stations in Alvin, >>> Austin, and Georgetown. >>> >>> Have fun! >>> 73/Chris/AC5CM >>> >>> Typos brought to you by iPhone >>> ________________________________________________ >>> 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]/ >> >> >> ________________________________________________ >> 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]/ > ________________________________________________ > 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]/ ________________________________________________ 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]/
