I magnetic loop would cure that real quick...

Gil.

I've had much trouble with a Windom because of stray RF currents... Not so with a half-wave end-fed...

Gil.

Hello, I have yet to try one but it's on my TODO list...

Gil.

Looks great! Hammond makes nice cases..

Gil.

Hello, I will definitely get one... Or two...!

Gil.

Hello. I have been told the same before. I might just make a tapped toroid feed... Not simpler by any means, but since I already started that way...

Gil.

Bienvenue Jean Pierre, et bonne année!
Gil.

Welcome aboard and happy new year!
Gil.

And happy new year!
Gil.

Hello, honestly, I can't operate much above 18wpm, and 30m is one of my favorite bands. I just reply at my own speed and people mostly adjust. Those who don't, I send QRS, and often they just leave, but I don't care. I call CQ at my own speed as well and couldn't care less is the speed demons don't answer. I get plenty of contacts at 18wpm.
Have a great week-end :-)
Gil.

Why not 30m? My 30m QCX is dead but I will get a mini on 30m. My other QCX is on 80m. I might also get the QCX+...

Gil.

Hello.
The QCX Mini should be released soon!
Gil.

Hello, you would only be purged if you didn't sign in for more than a year... So, did your grandson keep at it or did he push radio aside in his teenage years?

Gil.

Hello.

It is possible, though it won't be 100% reliability. I would use two antennas, a vertical and an inverted V. You would need to use different bands as well: 80 and 40m on the inverted V, and 20/30m half-wave end-fed verticals. Your maximum height would be 15m then, and you can use a Spiderbeam mast for that. You'd use 40/80m for evening/night and 20/30m for day comms. Do not expect to make contact every time, though in a few years the return of the solar cycle will help a great deal. As Scott mentions, using the JS8 digital mode would help a great deal, or for a much simpler solution: Morse code using CW! Output power isn't a major factor here, propagation is... I would be happy with 5W CW or 30W SSB. If you have good charge capabilities go with a 100W radio, but pick one with a low receive current draw. It can be done semi-reliably, even with a modest installation. I used to have daily chats with Ray (radioray) from Florida to Virginia using CW, and rarely did we not make contact, and that was using 5W, sometimes as low as 100mW.

Gil.

Gil.

Hi, I don' remember, but SSB does not give you a precise power measurement. Use CW to see your power output. Also, there is no practical difference between 5 or 7W... Nobody will ever notice the difference...

Gil.