All good recommendations.
I¡¯m using the ?W2ENY adapters, so the connector cables are fixed length. The EFHW is typically 25¡¯ or more off the ground using an arborist throw line/weight setup. The antenna is the K6ARK multiband. Mine has a male BNC and connects directly to the radio, no coax. Wit this design, the 49:1 matching unit sits directly on the BNC using a BNC+torrid+PCB setup. This is heat-shrinked, not directly exposed to moisture.
I¡¯m fairly confident the act of placing the radio off the ground versus in my lap on the ground had something to do with the recent success on 10m. Call it the ¡°counterpoise effect¡± as I don¡¯t completely understand what happened. I plan to continue using the elevated radio solution until something else presents itself.
72,
Matt W7MDN
