I've used a large metal mixing bowl that I bought at a local Goodwill Store, and an antenna feed that mounts to the bowl through a hole I drilled in it's center. The loading coil is the large #680 Bug Catcher, and a telescoping whip stretched to the ceiling. I attached a couple small bolts to either side of the bowl to add wire ground radials. After my first trial with this antenna I have thought of stretching out aluminim foil to set the bowl on for a better ground plane. (That's the plan) This setup has worked with limited success. I worked a few of my regular contacts on 40 meters with my Ten Tec Scout. Larry (KN8I) is 511 miles from me, of course the bands have been very up and down.
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