@KD3BTG@mastodon.radio Everyone should start HF with a dipole. Period. Doesn't need to be fancy, doesn't need to be commercially made (nothing wrong with that either), doesn't even need a balun at the feed point; can add that later. Just needs to be simple. Multi-band antennas (other than plain dipoles that do double duty, like 40m/15m) have their own learning curves and sets of challenges. Do that stuff once you know how to operate your radio and use all of its features. That's what I tell students.