Craig, For a first HF antenna, I would suggest not buying but building your basic antenna. A Half-Wave wire antenna (made from stranded copper wire from a "big box" store) that is resonant (trimmed to the right length) at the frequency you want to operate is both fundamental and highly effective.
Take a look at half wave dipole antennas in an ARRL Handbook or Antenna Book. This will get you on the air quite effectively. >I am pretty new ham and a brand new KX3/PX3 owner excited to try >my hand at DX'ing! If you were buying your first HF base antenna, >primarily looking for performance on 20 and 40 meters, what would >you recommend? ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
