I am surprised the antenna tuned so well as a common mode choke should be at least 0.05 of a wavelength at the lowest band used away from the feed point on an EFHW..
@@ChilliZDC The essence of an EFHW is that it does not have a counterpoise as it uses the coax braid as the other half of the antenna. If you use a counterpoise then it sort of becomes an oddly fed (49,56 or 64:1 unun) off centre dipole?
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Nice! TA2GER 73!
Great POTA! Congratulations de KK4NWW from St Petersburg FL.
Thank you Sir. Have to get ya in the log.
I am surprised the antenna tuned so well as a common mode choke should be at least 0.05 of a wavelength at the lowest band used away from the feed point on an EFHW..
It works, been doing it this way for a while. It's a great antenna.
@@ChilliZDC The essence of an EFHW is that it does not have a counterpoise as it uses the coax braid as the other half of the antenna. If you use a counterpoise then it sort of becomes an oddly fed (49,56 or 64:1 unun) off centre dipole?
@@ChilliZDC Correct. Not using any counterpoise.
Mind blowing that it's possible to talk hundreds of miles on little more than a big walkie talkie and some bailing wire tossed into a tree 😀 ⚡⚡⚡
That the fun of it. Less is more for me.
Nice activation, 73 w3rrm
Thanks Randy
$175 !!! for a ferrite and wire! NUTS! Shamelon inferior overpriced common antenna. Get "quality" Balun Designs or Palomar Engineering for MUCH better performance and less money.