first base setup

[Moonchild 747]

Thanks. I wish I had a set up like that. What kind of swr readings do you get?

1.5:1 on the J-pole at the beach (no ground plane required) no tunner used, just dangling on a 31ft telescopic painters pole w/ three guy lines for support...1/2 wire dipole at the house (15miles from the beach) 20ft above ground for a low angle of radiate for DX work was cut for 11m so I tune it down for a perfect match using my MFJ-971 portable tuner (not much tuning needed)


That J-Pole is super easy to make...Internet is loaded with plans for building this antenna...hardest thing to find is the 450 ohm ladder line which has to be bought in length...below is where I get mine from, decent prices:
http://www.amateurradiosupplies.com/...FS9eQgodoU4AkA

youtube video 11m J-Pole:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBsy5Vk1hZQ

This guy is a ham who has some great DIY builds for antenna.