I'm not sure yet how far I wish to transmit and receive! I thought about putting up a dipole but I don't have anything tall enough to hang it on. I took a look at the Cushcraft Ma5B, but it doesn't have 40 or 75 meter capability. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 8:26 PM Subject: Re: choosing an antenna > Well a tuned half wave isn't ground dependant, that means a r5 r7 or r8 > type of antenna. > I have a 200 foot inverted vee in a 112 foot lot. > I hair pin the ends back to the house. > The top is at 55 feet. the ends are about 12 foot high. > It works well on 160 through 10 meters with a tuner. > Do you want to work in the states or chase dx? >