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What's a good inside antenna (and tuner?) that folks are using with the Discovery?
Tx de Mark WL7BCT
AP90bs
 

If you have access to balcony, drop a wire down. EFHW might not need a tuner.
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73, Norm/KC1BMD
Joe H. KO4BAX (Secretary)
 

I use the Windcamp Genie dipole, my ZS6BKW and a Chameleon vertical.?


On Sun, Oct 29, 2023, 5:05?PM Mark Springer <wl7bct@...> wrote:
What's a good inside antenna (and tuner?) that folks are using with the Discovery?
Tx de Mark WL7BCT
AP90bs
 

I've used magnetic loop antennas successfully when my hotel window doesn't face an internal atrium. Here's the one I use:

73, Randy K7RAN
 

Hello, better and much cheaper?
73 qro HB9GUR
 

The elecraft AX-1 or its DIY equivalent the qrpguys DS-1 I have used to good effect with the tx-500 and other small rigs.
 

Sometimes a simple half wave wire on the top floor corner room can fetch a QSO with TX from OH on 20m CW¡­
Joshua
N5FY
Tufteln.com
 
Edited

Hey Josh ??

Wow your on this tread too? ?Nice! ?How did you connect up your TX-500? ?I can¡¯t Zoom in on the iPhone app.

Thanks

PS Still enjoying your Elecraft T1 case on my POTA activations ?
 

David,

I¡¯ve used a tuner with a similar setup before but this was 10ft of RG316 to the 49:1 with a 20m band half wave about 32ft. If memory serves SWR was just under 2:1¡­good enough for the radio! In the photo green is the coax and red the radiator.?


Joshua
N5FY
tufteln.com

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