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Recommendations for a portable HF vertical antenna? (lemmy.ko4abp.com)
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I am looking for a vertical HF antenna that can pack down small and not be insanely expensive. Any idea?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I grabbed an 80-10 EFHW antenna from eBay for like $60 that works really well. I used it for the first time on Field Day this year and got a 1.5:1 SWR even though I could only get it like 8 feet in the air. You can't get much smaller than a bunch of wire.