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Greetings,
I'm looking for advice on a long wire antenna for HF operations. I'm look at the 20 meter band as my place to start. I have a PL-259 connector and a spool of speaker wire from Radio Shack. The idea I had was to run the wire directly into the connector and then use a rope to put the antenna up in a tree. The radio I'm using is the FT-817. I'm leary about high SWR so I want to get this right before I make a mistake.
I'm looking for advice on a long wire antenna for HF operations. I'm look at the 20 meter band as my place to start. I have a PL-259 connector and a spool of speaker wire from Radio Shack. The idea I had was to run the wire directly into the connector and then use a rope to put the antenna up in a tree. The radio I'm using is the FT-817. I'm leary about high SWR so I want to get this right before I make a mistake.