Chalk Line Antenna Reel - Best Wire Antenna Hack I Have Ever Used! EFHW, Dipoles, and More.

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This Is The BEST Wire Antenna Hack for Ham Radio and Short Wave Radio.
This is now my favorite wire hack for Ham Radio Wire Antennas. Updated note, I did use the copper fishing line and it's awesome. Why, because I can use an alligator clip with it and have the reel side next to my efhw.. Copper adds weight.

This trick works with:

CB Radio Dipoles
Ham Radio Dipoles
EFHW,
EFRW
Random Wire
9:1
49:1
64:1
Fishing,
and others if you can get the right lengths.

Want to buy a full EFHW with a reel - Check out this video youtu.be/1tJTydHFNjo

Want to buy the parts and build a wire spool - Here's some affiliate links:

Irwin Strait Line - amzn.to/3LbXfZM

BNTECHGO 30 Gauge - amzn.to/3LbIwOG
or
American Fishing Wire Surfstrand - amzn.to/3sH5bvS

Want written instructions on how to do this? There are plenty on google, but w3atb did a good job

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