I want another one of these:
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...hf/ts120s.html

I felt like a military radio operator tuning it up! HA HA! It just has that look & feel..


Kese, Think about a hamstick dipole.. They are not as efficient as a "real" antenna but... Ive had pretty good luck with mine! You can run it with a tuner, I have two 40m hamsticks, cant tune 20m too though of course, works best on 40m.

If you have a receiver hitch, you can have a fixture made at a weld shop for not a ton of money to slide your mast into, no need for guy wires.

A section of top rail for chain link fence works good for a mast. You can strap it all to the luggage rack for transport.

Of course, there is the option of running JUST a hamstick.. It will be "more or less" as efficient as a screwdriver, take my word for it. I set set the stinger on the hamstick all the way out where as normally you adjust the length for tune to your frequency. I then run my tuner (LDG Z-100) and let it tune it up.

You can attach a hamstick mount to your luggage rack, and to the base connect 4 radial wires and let them droop out (when you get to site), that would improve its efficiency a *LOT*.


I ran a 100w radio off one of these at the park, puts out JUST enough power:
https://www.amazon.com/PowerPro-5610...ords=generator


EB