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2ndstring. Look at the spreadsheet in post #1 and select a number, then post up here.

Gone.

Anyone else looking for a number while I am adding numbers?? Malen

Shoot, will ship NA for 190 USD.

Bought it, played with it, now collecting dust. $210 usd shipped N.A..

My latest EDZ for 2 metres. Made from stuff I had in the garage as well as 4 arrow shafts.

I noticed but thought it was by design. My small ones you need to do that due to the limited working space in there. I have never had a good wide scan with a resistor inserted in leu of wire. I add wire for 40 metres, tune it to the best swr by adding or removing turns off of the toroid, then...

Well my latest 20 metre efhw is done. Toroid is a Fairrite # 2643625002 wrapped with #24 wire 49:1 ratio, mounted on a BNC. Wire element is #26 poly stealth wire. SWR was 1.09:1 at 14.160.

Homer, For SOTA, it is about 60/40 EFHW / dipole. I am fortunate to have many of the summits with a trees or at least a few bushes. EFHW work well in an inverted V configurations, ends held up with hiking poles and the center via a crappy fishing pole. I plan to finish today another EFHW that...

No tuner. It took what felt like forever to get it right, but dang does it work.

My 50 watt efhw has a FT114-43 with a 49:1 (21:3 wrap) 16gauge wire. Works well for 40-10 with the transformer at 72"-74". I got about 80 SOTA activations using it. Why 114-43, it was what I had at the time.

Many articles and debates. Here is a calculator that gives a good starting point. http://www.westmountainradio.com/antenna_calculator_zepp.php?frequency=146.52

If you have some 450 ohm ladder line why not make extended double zepp? I have talked from h t hilltop to a mobile 170ish miles.

A local now SK had one. He was happy with it. He ran 600 watts into it to get contacts. As others said, over priced dummy load.

Done, I think. New computer too smart for me

Contest??? When do you want one. It will be soon.

Anyone else while I am editing the spreadsheet?? Bin

At my QTH, 80 / 40 is high noise as well. High enough that I never bothered to install any antennas.

I still have an Alpha Match that I use on occasion on 20/40 with a MFJ 17' collapsible element. For 80, you need a wire as well and of course a tuner. Success is subject to band conditions.

So Crawdad, tell us how you really feel. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: I have always had great success with horizontal dipoles. I use invert V now as I do portable radio.