Hi Karl,

Welcome to the list.

First, what is your housing arrangement?  Do you live in an apartment, condo 
or do you live in a house either rental or your own?

The answer to this question will determine your antenna possibilities.

Also, in order for us to give you any recommendations as to an HF radio, we 
will need to know how much money you have to spend for radio and antenna 
combined.

Answer these and we will go from there.

Howard Thomas, W A 9 Y B W, Springfield, Illinois

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karl Belannger" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 12:00 PM
Subject: HF operation on the cheap


> Hi,
> Before I get into what i'm looking for, I r1lize I may be vague on a few 
> thi=
> ngs, but that's only because I either don't know what options I have or 
> don'=
> t care about that particular point. I'm planning on getting my general 
> licen=
> se rather soon, so I'm looking for some hf rig recommendations. I'm 
> looking f=
> or a rig that przvides at least basic accessibility, an antenna(s) that 
> don'=
> t require permanent installation, and to do it as cheaply as possible. I 
> rea=
> lize that I'm not going to get a ton of power out of what I'm looking for, 
> a=
> nd I'll probably need to make some decisions requiring bands. As for mode, 
> I=
> 'm looking for the various voice modes.
> On the antenna side, the one that looks most like what I want is the MP1 
> ant=
> enna. Does anyone have experience with this antenna? Are there any other 
> goo=
> d ones that are similarly portable/relocatable?=20
> Any help and suggestions are greatly appreciated.
> Karl
>
> Sent from my iPhone=