The QRPer Board

https://www.aa5tb.com/efha.html

this one just works

oh and the same repo also carries a mirror of the Cebik site devoted to antennas and antenna modeling

https://github.com/antenna2/cebik

https://antenna2.github.io/cebik/

A good idea to avoid loosing a lot of good informations and designs

the mirror repository is here

https://github.com/antenna2/pa0fri24

and the frontpage of the pa0fri website is here

https://antenna2.github.io/pa0fri24/content/

Hi brian, yes, the K7MEM EFRW "calculator" is rather good even if a bit "conservative" as you say :) but ... better safe than sorry :) that said, if you'll ever need a manual ATU have a look here https://antenna2.github.io/pa0fri24/content/ATU/FRImatch/FRImatcheng.htm the above i...

Hi Dave, I fully agree with Todd: Great articles, and I have enjoyed hearing about your renewed interest! BTW, thanks for the hunter contact yesterday (3/4/2026), as you helped me to finish my Kilo at Cornplanter State Forest (US-5465). My final push there started a few days ago with 61 contacts fr...

way to go !!!

it depends :) see, as a matter of fact a vertical offers lower takeoff angles so better DX performance, but if one is going for mid-distance or local, then an endfed installed as an inverted vee would offer good NVIS performances as for the EFHW, this one https://www.aa5tb.com/efha.html works well, ...

I'm referring to the old "Army Loop" built using wires and described here

https://www.forumradioamatori.it/forum/ ... tach=26180

hung from a tree branch or raised using a fibreglass ros, it may serve well for POTA/SOTA

example

https://www.amazon.com/KastKing-ThermoG ... B0C4SPRS1T

Try here

https://www.amazon.com/flip-mittens/s?k=flip+mittens



HTH