I struggle on 80m (& longer) because the #DXCommander is fairly close to the house, & the thermostat wiring (etc.) pick up a lot more RFI at these lower freqs.

But my tallest tree is in the far NE corner of the lot. It's a pine. What if I strung a "coiled cone" like Xmas lights around that tree to the top? I bet I could get that bugger to tune up & work for one season, like Xmas lights.
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