Ok, first of all I'm not a builder.  I have never built anything and had it work.

I have an IC-746, and am living in a house where I can't have any antennas outside, and I have no access to the attic.  So running a dipole in the attic is out.

I have been using a 2m 1/4 magmount without much success, i have tried various ways to mount it and various metal plates for a groundplane.

Anyway does anyone have some EASY plans to make a decent 2 meter antenna?  If I could use parts from the magmount even better

Also some EASY EASY plans to make a HF Antenna.  20 and 75/80 phone are my favorite bands.  So Help a non builder out.  Thanks

I have been off HF for a couple years (ok more than a few)  I am looking for a good general QSO logging with internet callsign lookup like from qrz.  I run the occaisional contest like field day,cq wwdx, and sweepstakes.

Any suggestions?

I use to have an FT-890at and am kicking myself for selling it.  It had the BEST reciever in it of any rig I've had since.  I have had to compare it to:
FT-767gx
FT-900
IC-706
TS=690sat
and now an FT-847

If I could find an FT-890at again cheap enough I'd pick it up and stop using my FT-847 for HF and just use it for VHF/UHF.

The 890 has the same reciever design as the FT-1000.  I ran a LONG wire antenna on a modified G5RV that was only at it's highest point 14 feet off the ground

I am a fan of 40 meters, and 10meters.  I am not much of an HF operator anymore, I have a house bu thave not put up any outside antenna.

I am not much of a builder either, but thought if it wasn't too hard I'd like to build an indoor antenna for 40 meters.

I have an FT-847, and a MFJ delux Versatuner II.

So please make some suggestions that would be EASY and not too much cost.

Thanks.

I am just getting started in APRS and am going to purchase a Kenwood TH-7DA at 2002 hamvention.  My question is what is the cheapest GPS reciever that would work for hooking it up to this rig?

I have been searching on EBAY and found decent prices on a Garmin GPS III or GPS IIIplus.  But I am not concerned about mapping on the GPS unit.

I have a Palm III which I would like to use with this setup also using the pocket aprs software.

Any suggestions?