End Fed HF Antennas

[kf4hcw]

On 2014-09-30 18:35, R Cramer wrote:
> Does anyone have any practical experience with end fed HF antennas
> capable of handling 200W PEP or there abouts.  Higher power labels is
> also OK.

I recently did a bit of reading on the subject before deciding to erect
a vertical loop instead. The biggest reasons being:

End fed antennas tend to take up a lot of space.
End fed antennas, especially of any power, require significant
counter-poise mechanisms.

I have used end fed antennas with lower power in the past with mixed
results -- usually ad-hoc wire antennas at field-day ops.

Hope this helps,
_M

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