I Built A 130 Foot End Fed Half Wave Antenna From Christmas Lights!

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The Christmas light antenna is back again for one last video before Christmas!
In this video, I built a 130 ft. End Fed Half Wave antenna using a few strands of incandescent Christmas lights and then strung it up to my TennTennas 49:1 EFHW transformer at home and tested it on my Yaesu FT-710.
I was a bit shocked by the performance!
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[@ea4hwt]

Fun idea, Christmas lights that will be installed all year long😂

[@mauriceaustin3442]

My hat is off to you. Nice contacts. I am just starting to learn FT8. I run a 130' Random long wire out my back yard. And I have had some luck on my dipole. Just a learning curve. Funny you seen Billings MT on the video. I am from Missoula MT about 6 hours west of Billings. Merry Christmas and keep the videos coming.

[@VeteransHamShack]

Hey Chase - found your channel tonight and am sub #385! Good stuff. I'm also a General class, originally licensed in 1995 but didnt really start getting into the hobby until I got my General in 2014. I still have alot to learn. I''m interested in digital modes, but i'm a little overwhelmed right now with all the different modes out there. I got a Yaesu FT5D over a year ago and its just sitting collecting dust but am looking into getting into System Fusion. DMR is also interesting to me but I dont have a DMR capable radio yet, though. I've picked up a few radios over the years and finally getting around to putting together my shack. I have two HT's - Yaesu FT5D and FT60R, two mobile rigs (that i use in my shack) - FT857D, FT8900R, and my main HF rig my Yaesu FT-DX1200. I use my 8900 the majority of my time on the repeaters around here with my copper J-pole in the attic. I need to get me a dipole up so I can get on HF more. I'm from Kentucky but lived in San Diego for 4 years in the Navy and got into POTA with my 857D and my Buddistick antenna. Fun stuff. I'd like to get a rig more capable of other digital modes. I'm researching a few right now. I miss having a Ham Radio Outlet nearby like when I lived in SD, although I read they recently closed which is a shame. Anyway, I've enjoyed your channel, looking forward to some more content. Merry Christmas and 73. -- Jeremy KF4CHW