* Reg Edwards [07/16/2005 05:04 UTC]:
Go vertical or steeply sloping. Better all-round multi-band
performance than lower horizontal long wire, specially DX at the lower
frequencies.

Thanks for the suggestion. I've spent much of the evening reading the
ARRL "Stealth Amateur Radio" book. Interesting stuff. It appears that in
addition to the wire up in the tree, I'll also need some sort of RF
ground. Maybe shooting a very thin wire over the top of my building
would do the trick.

Another thing I'm considering rather than a wire in the tree, is a
Hustler 6-BTV on a short mast. I'm not clear as to which would be likely
to perform better. But one thing... with the Hustler I wouldn't have to
spring for an AH-4 tuner.

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