I plan to add a tuner, and I'm hoping to work as many bands as
possible.




----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth Lee" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: choosing an antenna


> Which bands are important to you?  Do you have a tuner?  Any room for a
> dipole? =20
>
> I have a Cushcraft R5 I bought used.  The bad news is you can only by it
> used because they don't make it anymore. I use a K3Mt windom for 40 and =
> 80
> meters, but this requires a tuner.
>
> You might take a look at the Hustler 4BTV or 5BTV.  I've never used one =
> but
> they get mostly good comments on Eham.  The Hustlers don't cover the =
> WARC
> bands though, so if 12 and 17 are important to you then this is probably =
> not
> for you.
>
> Don't be afraid to build your own antenna either.  I've built dozens =
> over
> the years and it's a lot of fun.  Pick a band and built a simple dipole =
> or
> inverted vee.  Don't worry about baluns and tuners, just cut the wire a
> little long and roll up the ends a little at a time until you get a =
> match.
> I once built a 15 meter inverted vee for my apartment.  I worked the =
> world
> with my old HW-16 cw rig with only 30 watts.  Ok, I admit, I worked all =
> the
> neighbors TV's too, but it sure was fun.
>
> 73, Ken -N5SWR
>    =20
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of donald metzler
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 6:32 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: choosing an antenna
>
>
> Greetings again,
>
>      Now that I've decided to purchase the Icom IC-718, I need to choose =
> the
> type of antenna that I want to connect to it.  I don't have a lot of =
> space
> to put an antenna, so I need to choose between a vertical or a =
> mini-beam.
> Which type of antenna will work well with the IC-718?
>
>      And before I forget to mention it, I want to thank everyone who
>
>
>
> responded to my question about the Icom.
>
> Best regards, from Don and Crazy Cullen.
>
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