A simple "long wire" probarbly (in most cases / normal effort) will not outperform a "normal" CB antenna.
No I am only taking the starduster down to straighten the wind damaged verticle on top of antenna and was putting it back up. I am putting the wire antenna under it for shortwave reciever I have. I will buy a beam somedayIm really strugling to understand what you are writing, sorry im Dutch hi.
If you are looking for a random rx antenna for HF wide band...
Just pu up 60 ...90 feet with a nice balun (end fed wire) ..
That starduster... sounds like a winner on 10/11m compared to the planned "piece of wire" you are planning on.
Are u sure u need to put it down ?
Wire antennas:
Random HF = longwire with balun. (Search end fed multi band)
Low band HF RX = beverage (hard to beat...but long, only low band, no tx)
High bands (15 MHz up...) go for a simple.dipole as long as its up high...
If you can do that, you will see the ups and downs of others...
(Thinking topic should not be in CB section hi)
Kind regards H
Anybody use this? And how is performance?
Mine is a homebrew StarBuster from scrap. Aluminum tubing, fiberglass elct fence rods for radial standouts. When my very got bent, I was out of scrap for repair. Went over to truck, removed 102" whip w 4" HD spring and up it went. Just throwing an idea at ya.No I am only taking the starduster down to straighten the wind damaged verticle on top of antenna and was putting it back up. I am putting the wire antenna under it for shortwave reciever I have. I will buy a beam someday
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