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Here is a recommendation of something I learned a lot and was able to do myself. This is sold by ARRL and comes from HF Kits. Link is below. Everything is included in this kit. Just need some time and a soldering iron. Great learning experience. I was truly intimidated but just jumped in and came out with a good antenna that was very well tuned when I was done.
End Fed Half Wave Antenna Kit for 10/15/20/40 Meters
There are easy to following instructions
http://www.arrl.org/end-fed-half-wave-antenna-kit
Shoot, I had so much fun the first time I would be glad to help do another. 🙂 Let me know if you have any questions.
