Hi all, I wanted to thank who has placed an order lately ! We have quite a backlog. By the end of this weekend we will have shipped out more than half of the backorders and we expect to get everything

Well the antenna did it again. The end fed random wire. I got to the park at around 8 o'clock this morning.. Deployed the antenna in a tree about 15 to 20' high. At 1st started calling CQ on 20 m but

Hi All This summer, I’ll take a trip to Southern California (roughly the San Diego region) and plan to operate my IC-705. I’m looking for advice on antenna support systems that will work in that area.

That’s right 12 parks in 12 hours Currently at number 6 on 7.244 with the Packtenna dipole Thanks and be well, Scott D. Messick W9SDM Vice President Central Indiana Amateur Radio Association

Finally ! The EFHW 20/40 antennas arrived from the assembly house. After some testing we plan to start shipping this weekend. It will take a few days to work through all the backorders. Thank you for

Just wanted say how much fun I am having with the cool stuff George has put out on the market (30’carbon fiber mast, the tuned EFHW, etc) currently here in the Bahamas using a simple setup and the eas

Can someone link to the correct crimper or crimp dye for the stepped ferels like I pictured? Hard to be sure. I want to cut a 3ft Packtenna rg-316 jumper in half and make two shorter ones. -n7hex

We just got word that the new batch of EFHW 20/40 linked end feds have shipped !! We should have them next week and we will start taking orders this weekend. We should also have a few linked dipoles a

Hi all, I have just loaded more units of EFHW 20/40 and linked dipoles into the PackTenna web site. We have waited to do this to make sure we are not just sitting on your money forever. Now that we kn

Hey all, looking for any experiences using the pactenna in the rain. I'll be doing some remote tx'ing tomorrow and it's probably going to be raining. I have the Dipole with 20, 40, and 80 meter lines.

Hey George, I need to make the 80 meter extension for my 20/40 meter dipole. I have a few questions. 1. For length, should it be measured from the wire before I put the ferrule and make the loop or af

Longing for the in stock days. That will be like Christmas feeling. It's the same the world through. But seriously though. Can't wait to play when we are up and running again. Thanks for all you do an

I have the 20m EFHW antenna with the 40m wire as well. Do I need to still the cut the 20m section down to 33 +/- ft? Going to try my best to try it out today.

While trying to erect my new Packtenna fiberglass mast, I decided to give my new guying kit a whirl. What a comedy of errors! I felt like Mr. Bean trying to get it set up. I know it is all operator er

George, I have the random wire antenna with 20 feet of the RG-316 coax to use with my KX2. I have NOT been out to operate since my purchase due to weather and timing issues here on the Oregon coast. I

I used my EFHW with a 12m spiderbeam mast this afternoon. Fantastic as usual activating Abraham Lincolns birth place. Ontario to Virginia and as far west as Missouri before the Ranger told me my car h

So yesterday I went to activate a park. And I realized that I realized that I forgot my tuner cable that goes to the radio. So I had deployed the random wire antenna and it needs the tuner. So I switc

Hey, We go on vacation every summer in the Outer Banks. It would be convenient if I could use my end fed half wave elevated on a second story deck. I’d use a mast that is tied off to the railing. Anyo

Hello, Just curious if there is any ETA (even a rough estimate -- May, June, summer) as to when the next batch of of Fiberglass masts are anticipated to become available? Also, do they work with the C

I have been using my Packtenna Random Wire antennae to date with no ground. It is usually strung up on the cf mast, on pota activations. I am wondering what benefit a ground connection will give me. M