I am EuGene Smith, KA5NLY, from the Ozarks of North Arkansas.  Licensed in 1982 and have never operated with more than 5 watts (and never will).  Fixed station antennas are a 250 foot circumference horizontal loop, a Hustler 4BTX, Butternutand, and Sigma verticals, and a Comet 4 element 6 meter yagi.  I used to have a Mini-Quad, but a storm crushed it when a tree fell on it (it wasn't too nice to my roof either)

For portable, POTA, & SOTA i have a Buddipole and varous wire antenas (dipole, G5RV, EFLW)

I work CW and SSB using HW-8, HW-9, Ten Tec Argonauts 509 & 515, XEIGU G1M, and gob of little Chinese, MFJ, and other small pocket size transceivers.

I have one operating position at my house and another at my man cave.

So one does not think I suffer from hardening of the categories, I also collect stamps, fountain pens, and wrist watches.  Some folks say I suffer from insanity, but actually I enjoy every minute of it!!

EuGene Smith, KA5NLY/QRP  (Kilo Alpha Five Not Loud Yet)

I have just bought a 12 meter long fishing pole, an item that will be ideal to hold up a 1/4 wave vertical for 40.
I have yet to work out  the dimensions for the radiating element and ground wires, but playing with it might well be interesting.

Has anyone tried an aerial of that sort, and how did you do?

Hello to all members
7W2GK, Kamel