Here, I briefly discuss my End Fed Random wire, made with 72 feet of 18 gauge copper-clad steel from Wire Man, with the 9:1 UnUn from Nelson Antennas (Ebay). I use 24 feet coax as my feedline (and also serves as the counterpoise). I made a coaxial choke out of an FT-240 ferrite and just a few turns of RG8X coax.

These antennas operate on the principle of finding non-resonant lengths of wire to work as many ham bands as possible. Consequently, you do need to use an antenna tuner to use this antenna. I use the built-in ATU on my Yaesu FTDX101D, and it tunes 6 meters through 80 meters.

This has been the best yield for me of any wire antenna I have built or bought. I routinely received great reports on all bands on FT8, frequently exceeding the report I send the station. Don't underestimate the EFRW!

Total outlay of cash: $33.00 for the 18 gauge copper-clad steel wire from WireMan, $42.00 for the 9:1 unun from Nelson ANtennas on Ebay, and $42.0 for a collapsible pole from Amazon. Either end of the wire may be mounted a few short feet from the ground.

More info available:

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