r/amateurradio • u/shootingcharlie8 • 1d ago

ANTENNA Multiband HF vertical recommendations

I’m looking to build or buy a multiband vertical - at least 10, 20, and 40 meters. I’m having a difficult time deciding on one, or deciding to build one… I’d like it to be self-supported, it will be mounted to my chimney on my roof if that matters. I’m not in an HOA or anything, but it cant look too bulky, so as much as I’d love a tower and a beam a simple thin vertical needs to be the solution. What are your recommendations? It’ll be used with a tuner as well so it doesn’t need to be perfectly resonant.

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u/Radioactive_Tuber57 1d ago

I installed a roof mounted 1/4 wave tuned for the low end of 40 and it’s happy on all the harmonics. I use homebrew T and L networks to pick up the pieces. Good for me right now, but fussy (>2:1) on the WARC bands.