Plenty of EFHW kits!

 In addition to the QRPguys EFHW kit that I purchased and built recently, I have a K6ARK and a 4 States QRP Club kit, all for similar-but-different EFHWs.


So much to think about!  What ratio to use?  Toroids to wind!  And then the fun of setting up, deploying, and trimming!   Comparing them (is there much difference?).  Also, I just received a small box of 82-43 cores for additional experimenting, woohoo!

I suspect that this project will run all winter on an on-and-off basis, sharing my available time with household maintenance and upgrade tasks. To Be Continued!



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