.I am using a Yaesu 897
and an inverted V at about 50 feet in a pine tree. I
also use a Yaesu 101 ZD. My favorite HF radio is my
Kenwood 450s .I use a free radio program for logging
and radio control. It is a great program developed
by Simon Brown HB9DRV it is called Ham Radio Deluxe.
I live in New York about 60 miles north of New York
city on the Hudson River. I have just put up a 3
element 3 band (10- 15- 20) Hy-Gain it is up 52 feet
and a 2 meter quad at 44 feet .I like to build
homebrew antennas and talk with other hams about all
this great radio stuff. I have also with the help of
my radio friends used a simple computer head set on
my radio's. These little 3 dollar head sets sound as
good as the expensive mic's .I built a simple
interface box to get them to work on the radio's.
When we talk you can tell me how the audio sounds.
73 and God bless from New York.
Pat N2WC