"JIMMIE" wrote in message
...

snip

A few feet of wire draped across some tree limbs
can let you talk to the world.

Yes, absolutely!

I've told this story here before ...

My first HF antenna was a 10m vertical dipole I made out of copper water
pipes. Using a tuner, I could work 15m with it, but not 20 -- it needed more
metal. So, I grabbed an alligator clip lead and electrically added an old
8-foot ladder that was literally laying on the ground next to the dipole.
This enabled me to get a good SWR and I immediately worked Hawaii from here
near San Diego.

One wag asked if I was feeding it with ladder line. No.