On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:54:09 -0400, "Bob D."
wrote:

I'm contemplating a Yaesu TF-857D with the FC-40 antenna tuner as a base
rig. I'd like to cover as many HF bands as possible with a simple wire
antenna. I'm on a small lot with an 80' tower. So anything I put up is going
to slope!

I've never used an antenna tuner before. I believe the FC-40 is weather
proof and meant for remote use.

If I slope a random wire and end-feed it, should the tuner go up on the
tower or stay on the ground? (In other words, which end should I feed?) How
should I ground the FC-40?

Anything better than a random wire that is still simple and covers all/most
of the HF bands?

A simple end fed wire is complicated by the fact that it will need a
good ground system.

A sloping dipole, or an inverted V dipole coming off your 80 foot
tower, will need no ground system, though. So the dipole might be
easier.

bob
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