The Bluestar antenna is worth checking out. For a bit more money, the MP1 or
MP2 are both good antennas. The Alex Loop, made by Alex Grimsberg (sic). For
a fun antenna, probably most useful outside but just cool to play with is
the Miracle Whip. There's also the Outbacker Outpost, a tripod system with
its own ground "pieces". There are also imitations of the Outpost system
which uses a Hamstick monoband antenna to select the band.

These are ideas to check out.

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Mike Barnard
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 2:44 PM
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Subject: Re: Interesting QRP handheld

I remember, and that sounds like my kind of to go radio.  and maybe if
anyone has any ideas for portible antenns either write me off list or on
list.
Mike Barnard            KD2CDUAt 09:43 AM 11/18/2013, you wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>You may not remember my post from May of this year, but I worked many 
>stations on 20 through 6 meters using only 5 watts from my IC-703+ 
>and a Blue Star=
>  portable antenna attached to the balcony railing of my 8th floor 
>hotel room= .
>
>Portable ssb qrp is very possible, and fun. I'm interested in this 
>radio bec= ause I'm traveling extensively and my IC-703 is a little 
>bulky to pack along=
>  with all of the other stuff I must take with me. A real handheld hf 
>rig and=
>  the Bluestar antenna would pack very nicely, I'd also bring a Miracle 
>Whip a= ntenna and a reel-out ground wire for it to work against just 
>for fun and a r= eally quick set up and tear down.
>
>73
>
>Ron Miller
>N6msa
>
> > On Nov 18, 2013, at 8:09 AM, Andy Baracco <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >=20
> > I wouldn't think that such a whip would do much of anything on HF. i 
> >think=
>=20
> > that this kind of rig would work okay in a car attached to a mobile 
> > antenn=
>a,=20
> > perhaps on the roof or the rear deck lid.
> >=20
> > Andy
>