"Bob" wrote in message
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Here's the scenario:

I'm looking for a portable HF vertical suitable for 'rented cottage'
installations. So it must be easily mountable on either the ground,
or
perhaps bolted to 3 or 4 ten foot sections of chain-link fence rail.
(makes a nice temporary guyed mast) It must be easy to put up and
take
down and put on a roof rack of a minivan.

I would prefer to not need ground radials, although if I use guy
wire
instead of rope it might work, but not needing ground radials is the
preferred solution.

There's usually a heavy canopy of trees overhanging most of the
locations, so rotating even the smallest of beams is not an option.

Anyone have experience on this one?

Thanks!
B.


Take a look at the Force 12 portable antennas. 20 - 10 m. One with a
control cable to switch bands; the otehr you futz manually. I have
tghe version with the control cable. Takes about 15 minutes to put
together nad take down. No radials (it acts as a vertical dipole).

Paul AB0SI