In 20 minutes, this antenna became a "go to" for ME | K7SW ham radio

In this Video I deploy the Chameleon Antenna Systems LEFS 8010 Endfed antenna
I verify the SWR readings for the bands I like to operate on.
and set this antenna up in a couple locations to see how well this antenna works for me.
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[@hamradiowithkevin]

What multi band HF antenna do you use ?

[@DK5ONV]

Hello Kevin, I am a Wire Man who loves using EFHW Antennas. My favourite is the 49:1 Fransformer Balun. I run several different Wire Lenghts from 39,2ftShorty up. to 130ft. Long Wire.. I am a simple Guy who wants to keep it simple with best Performance possible. I

[@Ei2iP]

I use 49:1 unun , 135ft wire inverted L, up 30ft, works 80, 40, 30M no tuner, I use my beams for high bands...

[@DK5ONV]

@@Ei2iP 💯👍🙋‍♂

[@pale_2111]

I used a Chameleon Lite Tactical Dipole and a MFJ 1982MP EFHW for the QTH. For portable LEFS 40-10m, Tactical Delta Loop and a ECOMM III Portable EFHW. All Chameleon is what I use most of the time. W4ISB Mike in Tennessee

[@jonmcadams5401]

At home QTH I use an all HF band 71' non resonant end-fed sloper, 15' at high end, 6' at low end, 9:1 unun at high end, 50' RG8x, common mode choke 3' from amp, no counterpoise. SWR is 1.2 or less without tuner on 20, 17, 15, 12, 10. Using my amp's tuner on 160, 80, 60, 40, 30, the SWR is 1.5 to 1 or less. From California using 100 watts SSB & QRP on 40, 20, 17 I've worked Europe, Africa, South America, Asia, Australia. I get solid signal reports on daily 80 & 40 SSB nets. I'm very surprised and happy with the performance of this compromise stealth antenna.

[@00Widget]

I subscribed for 1 reason your voice and presentation is so much easier to listen to than most hams on KZbin.. pleasant voice and good teacher ..

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Many thanks !

[@jamesgeorge1709]

Since up a 40 meter E F H W at 30 ft I am really impressed and worked japan QRP from Colorado Sppprings using a 817. I have built 4 more and set up for qrp thru full legal limit. 73

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Thanks for sharing James

[@d.jensen5153]

That's exactly what I'm aiming for: Reaching Oceania from the Great Basin. There is room in the yard for a 130' long antenna. But the tallest tree is only 40' high. Stable branches are barely 30' high. Wish there were a way to get a horizontal antenna higher. Perhaps the antenna line needs to be lighter - light enough to float on top of the canopy. Is this a thing?

[@hamradiowithkevin]

The fact that you have trees is a very good thing, 30 feet is fantastic, 40 is even better. Put the feed line (where the coax meets the antenna) in the most stable place since it will be the heaviest. the other end will go up like a piece of cake.

[@d.jensen5153]

@@hamradiowithkevin This is very encouraging! Does this antenna come with an official counterpoise? Do you put a common-mode choke somewhere on the feedline?

[@hamradiowithkevin]

@@d.jensen5153 ,not counterpoise needed. I have been using this antenna with 50 feet of coax. I use the RF Choke at the feedpoint of the antenna.

[@bruceweight7319]

Looks nice. I need to get out now the weather is trying to cool down. KB7CQaa

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Bruce, great to see you here. You can get out and put up your DX Commander again. That is a fun one. Kevin

[@roydudzic5046]

Great video, but "S" is not "sugar" it's Sierra. Justt FYI

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Thanks Roy !

[@danford7532]

For the price of this antenna, and it's poor performance, i just get a tuner!

[@marcelbenhur6230]

250 dollars !! Just 1 balun 9/1 and wire !! No!!! Expensive .. so…

[@craigpalmer9196]

if the people around you do not understand what your doing , taking the low road, other hams will reap the benefits, take that t shirt cannon out and TELL the folks what is happening, change their programing

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Thanks Craig

[@tomweickmann6414]

With my luck the FCC will land a plane in the park, tearing up my antenna and I will be angry because I didnt bring a golf club to drive balls at it like in Goodfellas. Hey good video. You know your stuff.

[@Fantastiko13]

Anything Chameleon is great. My 60’ Emcomm II from 5’ on fence to 30’ up in a tree works wonders for me across all bands (6-160m). Simplest and least expensive quality option in my opinion.

[@revbikerbigd8664]

There was Russian women who laid the long wire on the ground with great contacts. Yours got better the closer you got to the ground. You should test it on the ground just to see the results you get with this antenna. It was amazing the contacts she made.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

That would be a fun test.

[@starnavigator6665]

Oh yes!!! I’d love to see the results for that too!! ❤

[@tzm1843]

Best for Rx in the city. Tx is better up high!

[@klahoya1]

Anybody try this in a semi-permanent setup in their backyard? Just wondering how durable this would be left up in the air year-round. I guess I could be they guy to try it and report back! Very informative video, BTW.

[@NatesRandomVideo]

Nice work. The FT-857 tends to sound far noisier than band conditions actually are, as you've noticed. It helps to use their DNR or even just a speaker or headset that attenuates high end a bit. The internal speaker just isn't large enough to provide good low end audio. But it works. It just ends up being fatiguing to listen to for many hours. The choke generally works out better at the rig end.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

The hard part is trying to record audio for a video from that speaker. You are right it is noisey but serves it purpose when I need it. Thanks for the nice words. 73

[@rmonsipapa]

I'm glad you caught the choke location, I was going to mention it!

[@chrisdurkin7]

Excellent production, kept it moving while being very thorough, made for an enjoyable, worthwhile, and data rich presentation. Learned a lot about that antenna, performance, and deployment. Great job! Also a nice demonstration of that AA-230. Thank You

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Your welcome Chris, thanks for complements, that helps me to know when I am in the right track. I am glad that you got some useful information from this video.

[@macgyver5108]

Look it up, lids use non-NATO phonetics, sugar ETC... As a net control or contester when I'm trying to hear you buried down in the weeds or in a pileup and can only catch half a syllable, myself and the rest of the world are listening for a Sierra not your cute "..ugar", sorry did you say booger QSL? 🤔 Then have to wait while you hold up the show for everyone. It's a really bad habit to get into on simplex. --... ...--

[@KenTenTen]

Hi. Not sure why you're trying for Europe when you say you're using a NVIS setup; that'd be for close-in 0-400 miles coverage typically; it's a radio hose squirting straight up and back down.Great for HF inside the skip zone. 40 60 75 mostly. 73

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Ken, your right. If I was able to reach a UK station, that would indicate that the manual was not correct about this antenna being in its NVIS configuration. I will say that it certainly captured some good signals far off in the distance. When setting this antenna up as I did later in the video it confirmed that as a sloper the antenna works DX well. 73

[@stevebinning5669]

How well do the bullet connectors hold-up over time? It seems that repeatedly connecting and disconnecting may cause problems, especially out in the field. Any corrosion issues with the connectors?

[@hamradiowithkevin]

like with anything i suppose that is true, for me i have not experienced any issues yet. I don't use that antenna everyday, or i should say i don't activate the radio everyday. Your point is valid though. Great question

[@PopeyeKF4LBG]

Im just excited about your idea to mark my coax... 😂 Thank you for taking the time to share this product and its different configurations... I really enjoy your content. 73

[@hamradiowithkevin]

You are so welcome!

[@albing1397]

Using a 33 ft coax at the feedpoint, then the choke (and additional, needed coax) might improve the setup.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Agreed, and that is the fun of this hobby, never a shortage of experiments and tests we can do.

[@BobGarrett66]

Kevin, fantastic video. Thanks for all the work you put in to review this antenna. It won’t be long and you’ll have 100K subs!

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Thanks Bob, I appreciate that support and thanks for being there for us ! 73 Kevin

[@BasicFilmmaker]

I love this video! :)

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Thanks most awesome Mr Kevin!

[@DaveJ-BCMA]

Great video. I like how you presented the setup and showcased the antenna. Too bad you didn't try CW, the RBN can orovide some data on signal strength to various locations. Also, did you test 30m by chance? I would think it could work when configured for 80m.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

I may get a chance to try this camping season. It really is a fun antenna

[@greggawronsr7643]

Don’t EFHW’s need some ground poise such as ~30’ of the feedline coax? So, how does SWR dip so nicely with that “RFI choke” section at the feedpoint? de WX8V

[@hamradiowithkevin]

It is the design for sure.

[@twovictorhamradio]

Great video and very thorough. I have the 10-40 version and use it all the time. I am sad to see that Chameleon still hasn't changed the end ring and rounded them off after they've gotten a lot of feedback on them. The squared off edges can tend to kink the loop over time, especially adding that extra length. Anyway, keep up the great vids. 73

[@hamradiowithkevin]

I appreciate that, I see what you mean. I might even try to round mine off. I suspect it will be weaker . Perhaps I will find a larger but round one. Thanks for the support . 73

[@mohawk14616]

What a great video! I have been enjoying your videos more and more. I think it's the way you present and the calming voice, but I understand and retain more from your videos. Thank you for all you do for our hobby and the community.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Thank you so much!

[@CheekyMiner]

So is the first setup the sloped wire configuration? I always thought the antenna would be in the trees and the line winder on the ground, I think I did my emcomm wrong .

[@hamradiowithkevin]

No, done antenna are designed to be on the ground, and others are designed to be in the air. If your new to radio, keep this in mind, if you can make contacts with your setup it is a win. To me, the only wrong way is to not put up an antenna at all. Can some antennas work better than others? Absolutely, do most all antennas work? You bet. Keep setting up and having fun. You will learn more everytime. 73

[@walteredwards544]

With the previous version, 10/40, from my QTH in Georgia, I've reached Idaho using 20 watts and the antenna at only 20' about the ground. I can't wait to get this version. Thanks for this video

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Walter your welcome. Yes this antenna has a really good match at low heights as you have seen. Just makes it so convenient for a portable antenna. Thanks for watching.

[@Lansolot]

stealing the marker point idea ty

[@micwell2247]

How does it work in 11 Meter/ CB ?

[@KU9L]

I love these antenna videos, I may have to get a real rig to supplement my 40M Tinned Tuna transmitter, LOL. 73, Dave, KU9L

[@kimcampbell9501]

DX on a NVIS antenna? That is defeating the whole NVIS idea.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Kim, thanks. No kidding, it sure makes for a fun time. 73

[@INOV8TN]

I think what he was saying that "NVIS on that HF antenna" was a test of the negative. IE If he had hit Europe the LEFS8010 would have failed as an NVIS. NVIS on 2-10 MHz is apparently the best (40m days, 80m nights, & 60m anytime) with height from 0.1-0.25 of a full-wave. Less height --> steeper Take-Off angle --> better NVIS. Hence a loaded whip bent loosely over a vehicle often does NVIS quite nicely. HTH

[@ActinOut]

Does it matter which direction and angle this thing is oriented? Im seriously looking at this antenna, but im hoping to set it up as my primary shack antenna and hoping to have it hooked up to a 991a. (Would it work ok as a primary long term fixed antenna?) Like you, I live along the wasatch front and the mountains to the east kind of block things, so I'd like a setup to run sigmals both north-south and westward, but prefer not to set up 2 dipoles running at 90deg to each other. Id hope to run something like this all band either from my chimney to my shed roof or chimney to a 40ft tree or a stacked set of fence posts attached to a fence post near the tree. The tree option would be 45 degree angle west to south and the shed would be west to east.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

If you live on the bench, you will likely always have trouble getting back east with the mountains in the way. You should definitely experiment with east west and north south before setting up permanently. You might get surprised by one configuration over the other.

[@hicksdp]

Nice video. One test is worth a thousand expert opinions. I appreciate you sharing what you learned from this experiment. N4DPH

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Your welcome, and thanks for your feedback. 73

[@Coyotes_Locos]

In a sloper configuration, have you tried it with the feed point closer to the ground? I think it shouldn't matter if it is close to the ground or on the high end.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

The Chameleon manual specifically calls for the feedoint to be up, not every antenna is that way however.

[@K9TPT]

It appears you have painters tape on one of your radios. Why do you do it if so and do you have a video about it ? Thank you , 73’ K9TPT

[@hamradiowithkevin]

I have one planned for this week, actually. 👍

[@marcelookunz-lu1fk]

Lindo video! Se agradece citar las medidas en metros. Es mas fácil de entender. Saludos desde Argentina. 73

[@hamradiowithkevin]

You are welcome

[@mikeramsey9747]

Why wouldn't you have the feed point down and run the wire end sloping upward or do an inverted L?

[@hamradiowithkevin]

You absolutely could

[@tahoma6889]

Have you tried it laying right in the ground? It will surprise you.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

I may just do that, thanks for the idea.

[@stewartperry7797]

You’ve been making some really good vids. KN6MCT

[@michaelmacdonald3408]

Did i hear you picked up someone from new Zealand from your location Utah.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

And he was not the only one. ;) Operating out in the mountains has got to be the most fun thing to do.

[@williamwiese9963]

Is there one for UHF? Have friends looking for some. Great video!

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Thank you, yes , some camping videos using UHF and VHF and jpole type antenna videos

[@milcommguy5927]

Could you fold back/shorten the 80m extension and use it on 60m ?

[@hamradiowithkevin]

I would say yes

[@carypeaden4147]

If you use a sloper configuration does the feed point have to be at the high point or could the feed point be on the low side?

[@hamradiowithkevin]

They recommend the slopper up in the air. I have tried both ways, we do what we must to get on the air

[@Beowulfsurvival]

Nice job, earned a like and sub ‘73 N5PRK

[@oldpreach]

Huh...i always thougt the feedpoint is the low end of the slope and the terminator end was up in the tree...

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Chameleon recommends the fedpoint be up at the high end

[@jomf8929]

why not put the antenna up without the leaves in the way?. That surely is changing resonance. Would be nice to know how the antenna behaves without the leaves. Im guessing whey you buy it, the leaves are sold separately!

[@hamradiowithkevin]

you are exactly right. When I don't need leaves, they are all over. When I do need leaves, I get nothing but sticks 😉

[@jasonproffitt5446]

What the heck is "sugar" for the phonetic alphabet?...lol

[@hamradiowithkevin]

It is a great alternative for operators that can't make it out when conditions are poor. Having options to help other is good.

[@KU8RLY]

I'd like to know why it's important for the feed point to be up in the tree as opposed to being on the ground

[@hamradiowithkevin]

It is only this antenna, check the manual on the Chameleon website as they exponentially it pretty good. Great question

[@off-trailseeking3965]

Thanks for the review! I really like the build quality of Chameleon.....and I have this antenna. I started out using it for field day this summer thinking I would swap it our later.....it worked so good I just used it the whole weekend while camping.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

For weekend camping this thing is so easy to deploy. It is hard not to use it. Thanks for sharing and for watching👍

[@off-trailseeking3965]

Quick suggestion for others using this antenna. I have one.....and when I raid it up I have the coax looped through the hanger so the weight of the 25' of coax is not straining on the antenna's feed point.

[@jeffro.]

What you're calling an NVIS config, where both ends are at 25' isn't really NVIS, it's a dipole! When you started out, at 25' (and especially at 10') and then other end on the ground, that your kept calling a sloper, now that was NVIS config. I used to use an Army NVIS antenna, I forget the designation, but it had 2'5' segments that you put together to get the feed line up to about 10', and 2 wires as an X that all went to the ground. I replaced the wires to get them on 40 & 80 Meyer bands. I used them w/o a tuner also. I was using this in the Charleston SC area (all over SC really) and it worked fairly well, for what it was. It was definitely a to cloud warmer, we used it for EmCom during storm prep and after the storm passed. I like your KX2, and your antenna though, I haven't been hamming lately, makes me want to. (I pretty much always build them) 👍

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Jeff, your right. Building antennas is a great way to go, and setting up in different conditions helps me be better prepared. 73

[@NoMissOutdoors]

Thanks for the video. Your efforts are appreciated! Liked and subscribed

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Much appreciated!

[@bigphil6980]

thanks seeing the antenna tests and set up has finally persuaded me to pull the trigger and get it love the vids layout and you explain it very well and so i have ordered mine will look forward to any more videos like this in the future thanks Phil 2E0FJQ in the UK

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Your Welcome Phil, happy to help. Yes More fun to come ! 73 Kevin

[@KD9ZHF]

You have a very good "radio voice." Perfect for this.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Thank you

[@johnskeen7320]

Great video! You explain everything with detail but in an easy to understand way. This is the first video I have watched that you have put out and I am looking forward to watching and learning from your other videos.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Thanks for the support John. More fun in the way.

[@quaildogusa]

Are you using any kind of counterpoise? If not, is it using the coax as a counterpoise, making the coax location critical to SWR?

[@hamradiowithkevin]

There is an rf choke at the feedpoint, and no counterpoise is required. The manual for this antenna suggests having the feedpoint as the high point.

[@quaildogusa]

@@hamradiowithkevin In my application I need to do an inverted V at about 120 degrees. What would that do the functionality?

[@marcodeza3359]

Hi K7SW, I was wondering if you're on the 8th floor of the building , do you still need to pull the length on the antenna, or would it work coiled up?

[@hamradiowithkevin]

I am not 100% sure what you mean, so , if you altered in the 8th floor, uncoil your wire antenna for sure. 👍 it should work really well.

[@marcodeza3359]

@@hamradiowithkevin Sorry about that. What I mean, I am in an apartment on the 8th floor. I was thinking of hanging it off my balcony wall but not sure if the height alone is enough or do I still need to unravel the cable.

[@macgyver5108]

11:02 curious where is "this location", Utah? Any nearby lakes/water? If so, you don't necessarily need to "run to the hills" for better signal. Water makes a GREAT reflector for signal bounce and also means the soil is likely more damp for better ground effect too. If only the SW had more of this "water" stuff?! 🤔 Something kinda interesting about EFHW's and dipoles is they can be somewhat directional for TX RX, having a hair more sensitivity and TX power lobes out at 90‍° to either side of the wire element. Another config that effects your signal take off angle is using a sloped ^ inverted V shape. Tie your suspension throw line about 15-'20' in from the end of your 40m (66') element wire and hoist from there, so that 15'-20' hangs straight down. Then with the radio out on the "free end" it lets you pivot around that vertical hanging end at least a good 90‍°-180‍° to "aim" your signal. Helps to have a small backpack ETC to hold the battery and free your hands up to operate the radio too. Looking at an azimuth map also helps get your bearings where to aim. To hit Europe from say CA, UT area you'd set up pointed 90° perpendicular towards say NY or the middle of Canada, as the crow flies not directly East.

[@xeon_one]

Hello I have a question can you help me to find a ant for me. Here is my problem I live in York New City with No balcony just the window only its very hard to find a ant that works weii for people's who live in apartment buildings. There are no reviews out there for us its like we don't even exist in this hobby. KC2BGN Ed

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Hello Ed, great question. I do have a video coming out very soon that may in fact be an option for you and many others In the same operating conditions.. Stay tuned.👍

[@xeon_one]

@@hamradiowithkevin I'll be waiting for it!

[@davenelson413]

sweet test, thankyou, hadnt heard of that antenna, and also an interesting looking analyser you have. need to google that ... de Dave, VK2TDN

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Thanks Dave

[@tomroeder7348]

This looks pretty good. I've been off the air for over 10 years now, and I think this might just be the solution I need. I live in a neighborhood with CCRs, and I think with something like this I could fly under the radar pretty much, I'd just suspend it from trees in the back yard, I doubt anyone would even notice. Thanks for the review, 73s.

[@Aussat]

Great video, Very well done and very informative.. I'm looking to put up a good multiband antenna so this maybe something I'm interested in. Thanks for sharing.. Have subscribed as the way you do your videos is great. 73 ZL1MY

[@vincehomeland9720]

For the reason I have not in off time a G5RV at 15 ft from ground and 2x20m long with twin lead of around 10m long + air Balun 4/1 ... I'm quite happy with it.. of course all homemade 😊

[@nhojcam]

thanks for the video and channel! i ordered an 8010 from cha, along with the inline choke. quick question. knowing what you know now, where is the best place to put the inline choke? as the feed line goes into the radio or up high at the antenna like shown? thanks again.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Your welcome, the recommendation from chameleon is to put the chokeat the antenna. It won't hurt to experiment with the choke at the radio. The coax will be added to mix is all. The best antenna is the we have at the moment. Have fun on the air 👍

[@nhojcam]

@@hamradiowithkevin, thank you kindly!

[@BigRed1500LC]

I use EFHW antennas quite a bit. One suggestion for you. an EFHW uses the coax shield as counterpoise. By placing the choke as close to the unun as you did you eliminate that possibility. I wonder what using something like 25 feet of RG8X then installing the choke then the feedline to your radio would yield.

[@1crazynordlander]

Excellent Video! Very well done. I can't believe you only have 2K subs. Thanks for sharing.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Your welcome and thank you for watching. with more people like you joining the channel we can grow this. sharing everywhere you can think of can also help us grow. All the best, Kevin

[@joetaylor1357]

Price of this antenna is crazy. Build one yourself. Not difficult to do , with a little bit of time and a lot less money . 73

[@markweston2623]

Great review, thanks for the practical application, 73

[@photoguy73]

Well, I would call that a comprehensive antenna review. You put a lot of work into that review, didn't you? I like that you don't do a lot of random gabbing, just the facts, and there were a lot of facts. Well done, sir. 73. Steve N7SR

[@tyronetbrown2152]

I really appreciate you for taking time to hook up this video about hooking up this type of antenna it was very very useful im Tyrone from Baltimore city, I'm mostly on the cb radio bands but I'm getting ready to get my novice license, hope to q,so with you really soon, until then stay safe you and the family,.Grave Digger, 660 state of Maryland,.10.6#10.7,.so long..........

[@HappyQuailsLC]

I have seen a demonstration where a longwire laid across the ground can power a sequence of LEDs from RF coming from a local AM broadcast antenna and a gap attached to a metal fence post produced a spark.

[@205a2]

How do you get the park all to yourself?

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Got lucky that day

[@DK5ONV]

The KX2has a great sounding RX Audio. And in Combination with this Antenna I would say it's performing excellent.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Thanks UG, Yeah that KX2 has many things going for it. Now if i could only get more power 😉. 73 Kevin

[@DK5ONV]

@@hamradiowithkevin 20W wouldn't be bad to have them

[@billryland6199]

I did not see a counterpoise on the antenna. If you put a line choke at the UNUN, you HAVE to use a counterpoise.

[@byrondupin6429]

Thank you for this. You really helped me decide to purchase this. I’ve been looking at this trying to make up my mind as to whether or not this was a fit for me. 73, KY4BCD

[@DennisMathias]

Of course you're only assuming that antenna is radiating. I'm sure it is. And your KX3 is going to compensate for whatever it is. A dummy load is perfect across all bands at all heights. I'm being only partially facetious. Instead of an swr analyzer (circuit analyzer) we really need a spectrum analyzer at field points. But then admittedly you don't know what the launch point is so your target reception is unknown. I'm just thinking about ways you could make this analysis more meaningful. 73 de WØQR

[@Chameleon_Antenna]

Assuming that antenna is radiating? What this mean actually? The whole thing is made of a low loss high quality 49:1 UNUN and a certain length of wire!

[@AlvinMcManus]

@@Chameleon_Antenna If he wants to test his theory that the antenna may not be radiating I recommend (tongue-in-cheek) that he grab a hold of the line with his bare hand during a 1500watt transmission. The RF burns may be just the proof he needs. I'm NOT recommending he do so because that would be irresponsible, but it proves a point.

[@DennisMathias]

@@Chameleon_Antenna Like I intimated, it may be forming a dummy load. If you consider the wavelength in order to radiate you'd HAVE to be a certain HAT (height above terrain). I don't know what this is but it's more than zero I suspect. A field strength meter (remote reading) would be a good way of doing it. Take a series of them every 60 degrees or so to see what kind of pattern you have. Of course it might be shooting straight up. Not good. Changing the height and having the SWR improve the lower to the ground you get is taking the design to the extreme..until it is a dummy load.

[@KA4UPW]

And yet the first thing you do is use the antenna tuner

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Habit with the KX2 👍

[@ghostedyoutuber263]

why not use a tuner? Tuners are just fine.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

There is nothing wrong with a tuner. Totally agree 👍

[@James_Bowie]

It would have been interesting to see some WSPR stats for that setup.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Agreed, maybe on some future activations 👍

[@K2CTC]

This is very informative and well done. KZbin could take some notes from how you present.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Carey, I thank you for that. 🙏

[@00Widget]

Agreed !

[@GaryLordsWayMinistry]

I have a 80-6 meter line I want to get up, I live in an apartment complex so my installation is going to be more creative here but these were some good ideas for sure. I liked your antenna analyzer as well just wish they didn't cost so much.

[@WG7D]

Great video and review. Thanks. Subscribed. WG7D

[@prephampaul]

I use the Chameleon Hybrid mini with 73' or 130' wire. works great, doesn't need a tuner either!

[@redneckways1933]

That is nice. I like building transistor radios and crystal sets and I believe this would work great. At the moment I'm using an telephone line and I get a lot of echo.

[@KU9L]

When the electric fence charger was off-line on our farm I would connect my crystal receiver to the electric fence wire and local stations were so loud that I almost blew my ears out, LOL. There was an estimated mile of wire on that fence, LOL. 73, Dave, KU9L

[@mattsartori2624]

Great video neighbor 73 de KK7GiJ 🎃

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Thank you Matt, I appreciate that 👍

[@Bill-HRT]

Kevin! You always do an excellent presentation, and your videos are well done. Chameleon needs to give you a discount code to offer to your subscribers ( ;-) lol ). Look forward to seein' you out there. 73 de Bill

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Thanks man 73

[@hemitj]

Awesome video! Thank you. I just found your channel yesterday, so please forgive me. What mast and mount do you have on your camper? That is something that I am really looking forward to setting up for myself

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Welcome ! , on that trip I used the "flagpole buddy" mounts attached to the ladder that is on my travel trailer. Another fun mount is the bumper or receiver hitch mount option.

[@W9HJBill]

The other benefit of having a slightly low wire antenna is that it becomes more omni-directional .... especially if you do an inverted vee.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Inverted V is a very common setup for me, it only takes 1 mast. And that is often a good thing for my adventures

[@davemould4638]

A bowline would be a better knot to make the loop in the tethering rope. Easier to untie after being under strain fr a long time.

[@jurgengunthner7683]

Vy good presentation. English is not my native language, but you have a perfect voice and are easy to understand - even for me. The video quality is amazing, too. Keep on the good job. Vy 73, Jürgen Dh0pag

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Thank you very much!

[@bruceweight7319]

Thanks Kevin I enjoy your videos, nice job.

[@TheCNR200]

That's a brilliant review. A fantastic Antenna. What was bugging me was who you sound like? Clint Eastwood. 😎👍

[@hamradiowithkevin]

😁

[@michelberkane2379]

I'am looking for a kind of antenna like this for my PL660 tecsun. but I don't know. what can be good. the antenna they sell with the radio is not powerfull.

[@carllavoie3804]

You might want to look into the CHA RXL PRO from Chameleon Antenna.

[@barrykery1175]

Pretty impressive. With the 80 meter wire added, you should have checked 17 and 30 meters. Nice setup. Barry, KU3X

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Thanks Barry

[@alanyoung261]

K7SW, I live in England and have an XHDATA D-808 how and when should I be able to listen to the USA. Peace alan.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Alan, I can't wait till we start hearing England stations again. Let's hope that is soon. 73 Kevin

[@Philip-KA4KOE]

I just got a K9SAB end fed random wire. Working very well.

[@anthonyglaser929]

thanks very much for a really good post.

[@keysersmoze]

Based on your observations, I suspect the Earth, at your park, is acting like a giant dummy load. The closer you get, the better your match.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Excellent point.

[@kellyphillips4404]

Like your videos,… watching from Kentucky “ The Bluegrass State “ … 73’s

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Thanks Kelly, 73 from Utah 👍