last year I used some telescoping mast ( ended up needing to guy it ) made a 40 meter vert and ran out 20 or so short to long above the ground radials,,, longer ones through a tree up perhaps 18 ft above the ground,,, the radiator is off the side of a porch added PVC outriggers and added 30 meter 20/and 10 meter sections could add more bands,,, the 40 meter section worked on ?? 15 meters tied them all together at the base of the tubing works like a champ a real dx antenna on 40 after dark no need for a tuner as each section is on frequency not sure what all the fuss is about a 43 ft radiator I have considered replacing the mast with aluminium tubing but it is still up and cost ?? less than a 100 bux for the plastic mast 40 meter wire runs inside the mast the whole thing is mounted on a back enclosed porch and the radials fan out across the roof of the porch and tree I see no problem doing the same thing off an open deck and just run the radials stapled under the deck
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