LinoCat

Here you can see the vertical whip on the left side of this picture. It is mounted slightly tilted backwards and fixed also to the aft stanchions. Here you can see the supporting fixpoint. The Tuner is then mounted as close as possible to the hot wire of the antenne. I have mounted it near the motor compartment where the conencting rod of both rudders is running.

Of course you need a radio first. This itself has been discussed on the internet ample times. If you do not care about money then i strongly advise to go for a professional radio like ICOM 710 or 802. Otherwise the cheapest option is an IC-718 from ICOM. I decided to go for the 706 since i want to use also VHF and UHF maybe and i can seperate the control from the backbox and it is neat and i know how to use it. It might not be the best choice though You also need a PACTOR modem if you want to use email. The box on top of the power supply is a Pactor USB modem from SCS in Germany. If you think about updating blogs via HF on the ocean you should directly go for the software upgrade to Pactor III, which is just a license key that needs to be entered. As you can see i have build up everything at home prior to the boat installation. By that you make sure that you know how it works and all cabling etc is proper. Why fumble around on the boat with basic things when you can try it out at home...