andy wrote:
To get 80, i feel that i need to coil the wire around the fishing
pole.

You can do that to get 80m, but you will degrade the performance
on the other bands. Probably the best way to get 80m and not
degrade the performance on the other bands is to use a high-Q
base loading coil that can be switched in for 80m and out for
the higher frequencies.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

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