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What brand do you have? I just have an old one on the shelf but might be a good investment to get a couple new ones for what is coming. Your homemade long wire will definitely give you more range than a standard quarter wave antenna.

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I have the Bearcat 980 40 channel SSB in my Tacoma with the Wilson T1000 mag mount antenna. The long wire is for the My shortwave radio (Tesun PL-880). I found that the long wire sometimes works too good. The MLA-30 loop antenna is what I use most of the time for shortwave. Plus I have a few Baofeng BF-F8HP handhelds. Those little bastards put out 8 watts.

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Thanks very much for all the info, will definitely get some hand helds as well. Best wishes.

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Are you using the BF-F8HP with the 18" or mobile mag mount?

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I bought a couple of “Authentic Genuine Nagoya NA-771 15.6-Inch Whip” antennas. But since we are usually using them around the farm here, the stock antennas they come with work fine for us. I’ve tested the big whips and can get 5 miles in hilly terrain on a GMRS frequency.