test completed. now time to get on the air!

Nice...

Congrats

Congrats.
And, post "87"!

Sweet! Congrats

Congrats..   Get on the air and have some fun.  BTW, i think the bullet ricocheted and hit the extra study guide..  

Prosise

post 87 cause most of what needs to be said has been said. no need for me to chime in...

"87" means something in General Discussion Forum, not hip enough to know the meaning, but think it's like, 'cool' or something.
I sincerely meant it as a compliment.

Congratulations! HF is where all the fun stuff happens.

Here's a little something to get you started on propagation, antennas and feedlines. It's kind of long so you might want to print it out and read through it from time to time. There's a link to a .pdf file near the top of the article.
http://www.hamuniverse.com/n4jaantennabook.html
Your antenna will be the most important part of your installation. No matter how good your transceiver and other equipment are, a mediocre antenna system is going to result in mediocre overall performance.
Dipoles are a good starting point for an HF station. They're easy and (relatively) inexpensive to make yourself. Fan and off-center-fed dipole multi-band configurations are the most popular.

Fan dipole: http://www.hamuniverse.com/multidipole.html
Off Center Fed Dipole: http://www.buxcomm.com/windom.htm
Ladderline Fed Dipole: http://www.hamuniverse.com/hfdoublet.html

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