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In Michigan the glaciers pretty much scrubbed us flat, no big rocks or mountains of which to speak. We do have trees, however. I have found the arborist throw lines and throwing weights to be a great alternative to fishing weights and line for throwing antennas up into trees. Plus sling shots are so...

I agree that the 7300 is probably the best all around radio for beginners or thrifty (cheap) hams like myself. It seems to do everything at least reasonably well. It has a clock battery which, if not powered at the power connectors, will discharge in a few days. That was the only not positive part o...

Once OPs get past the "I don't want to learn Morse Code." phase it is a lot of fun. I have been working 99% CW for decades now. The more you use it the better it becomes. Crossing the ocean with 100 milliwatts is a blast. Welcome to HF.

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