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Here are some of contacts I made with stations in the United State using two 'SHTF Desperation Wire antennas' in the 2020 CQ WW WPX CW contest.
If you haven't seen the 'results' video of this test, it's here:    • EFHW Real World SHTF Antennas - Contest Te...  
EFHW wire setup and tuning before 'test:    • Desperation Wire Erection & Tuning pre-con...  

Antennas used:
20m: 28’ 1” long wire, 6’ AGL, supported by bamboo sticks
40m: 66’ 4” long wire, 6’ AGL, supported by bamboo sticks. Also used on 80m and 15m
Power output: 10w RMS
UNUNs used:
‘Little Schmoe’ : single FT125-43 core, 9 taps, ending with 81:1
‘The Hot Twins’: double FT140-43 cores, 9 taps, ending with 81:1

Sorry for my crankiness in some of the exchanges. I was having a VERY difficult time sending for a while due to the TIA I've had.

 These are the stations worked as they appear in the video, not in the order worked, ending with WW1X, a MONSTER operation, with ops on all bands at all times. They'd have worked 5 minutes to work you, on each and every band, even if you were running 1 watt, or 100 milliwatts and an antenna one foot above your grass. Worked in the video are:
AC0C, AD0LI, AD4TR, K5FUV, K6NR, KE1B, KM7W, KM9P, KP4EJ, N0NI, N7DD, N7TU, NA4RR, NO6T, NT7G, NU5A, NW6P, NX6T, W4DAN, W4XO, WW1X.

In almost every case, I was able to make contact on the first call. This is significant, because: It was MAYHEM on the bands. And these are PROOF OF EFFICACY tests of DESPERATION ANTENNAS. My antenna was only 6’ high, laying on top of bamboo sticks. I was using 10w output power.

I was busy trying to record the exchange, which I’m not good at yet. I was VERY distracted.

I don’t say this much – because it goes against my mission of ‘street-level’, ‘non-YouTubey’ mission or style, and that always included the asking for a 'like' and for you to sub. I choose not to do that, but something REALLY needs to be said:
I wish to thank you.
Thank you very much for watching my video junk!
It does mean a lot to me.
You may not always agree with me, and I may not always agree with you.
Thank God! Oh, what a horrible existance life would be if we were all the same.
Again, thank you so much for watching!
I’ll NEVER insult you by asking for a ‘like’ or for you to subscibe. You’re an intellingent, sovereign individual human being – and you’ll do exactly as you please as a free person.
73 all you folks & hams