[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote :

> Now i have to find a longwire length of "less than 100 ft" that will
> tune up well on
> those bands (20, 40, 75, 80) for going portable.

Orrin :

Try about 87 feet (26.5 meters) of wire. This is a good length to cover most of the HF bands as it is not near a multiple of a 1/2 wave on any of the bands (except 10m) so it will present a reasonable impedance that the tuner can match.

Michael VE3WMB
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