Experimentation is what this hobby is about

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Too many big contest stations wavy big antennas and amps,

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Lets get people back to basics and try things for themselves, help them and see how far they can get ?

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The hobby is meant to be a fun pastime, so lets play, try things and then improve on them gradually as we have always done

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Peter

M0PWX

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I use end fed random length, not resonant on any band. ?I need to get a 9:1 unun to see if that makes ol’ random wire ‘work’ better. ?I am interested to hear that your elevation of 7 feet made contacts so far. ?As you say, its theory not law. ?The reasons I chose the X6100 are as you mentioned “compact”: it is an all-in-one, including the battery: ?it works SSB for me. ?I’m looking to add a compact vertical antenna for those times when I do not have any elevation or just too lazy to hang a wire. ?I guess that my operating requirements started before my wife and I headed to Big Bend National Park again. ?HF does not have the line-of-sight restrictions that VHF/UHF share. ?If there is a chance of being stuck in isolated territory, I’m going to have communications.

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