Five minute portable 40m GP antenna

[VK4BZ]

Thanks, Doug. I am interested in the various ways people do antennas for portable - particularly caravan portable - operation. This whole 1/4 wave GP squid pole thing is for when my wife and I finally get the van and get on the road. The van arrives next May, but I'm doing all my planning and prepping. So, would like to see the photos you have. Yeah, I used to use a 7m squid pole that Ray VK4CF gave me some years ago, but I find the 12.5m one gets more wire up higher (hmmm, that rhymes) and so works far better. I was on 40m this afternoon and was getting some excellent reports. One thing I have changed is I now use a grounding strap from the wing nut holding the radials onto the balun (alligator clipped) to the chassis of the truck - and all my spurious RF on the signal issues have been resolved.

Five minutes really is arbitrary mate...the fact is the thing goes up quickly...

Cheers!