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| Reviews Summary for Antennas & more TNT Windom |
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Reviews: 10
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Average rating: 4.0/5
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MSRP: $129.95
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Description: No Tune 10 to 80 Meters Windom
32 feet long with 97 feet of coax. Using
quiet flex non kink coated wire
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More info: http://www.antennasmore.com
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KC9IMT
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Rating: 0/5
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Dec 30, 2007 05:03
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Terrible in EVERY aspect!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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My CC was charged the day I ordered it, 3 months later, it still hadn't shipped. I called him 5 times, spoke to him twice, with promises that it would "ship that day" and "I'll call you when I get home... I'm on vacation."
I've heard the excuses... Small company, high demand now that the code requirement is gone... That's not acceptable. Here's a thought - don't make your antennas "on demand" ... Make them and stock them like normal companies. If I did my job like this, I'd be fired - that's the bottom line.
A few of my friends actually received this antenna and love it, thus why I did purchase a Windom... Just not from this guy.
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VA7FU
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 19, 2006 15:20
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STILL WORKING
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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2002 I wrote 3 years and it was great. Last year I lost my tree 132 feet away from my other tree to highway ezpansion. So I decided to make HSQ out of it I changed A & M measurements to flat top 84 ft not the 64ft (tree there) that left the tails 23 ft instead of 33 feet.It is the bottom of the cycle and I have WAS 20/40 QRP 3 watts. It works really well thank you.
Dennis VE7IPU/VA7FU
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N2UM
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 12, 2005 07:19
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Fine antenna
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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We travel around in the southeast with our fifth wheel trailer during winter. I'm using the 10-40 meter version of the TNT Windom. I've tried many different antennas including screwdrivers, Hustler verticals with radials, dipoles and long wires with tuners. Nothing compares to the performance of this antenna! Right now we're on the side of a hill in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western Virginia (a beautiful place!) the antenna is strung from two trees about 18 feet above the ground. It's doing a great job. I've worked all continents with about 75 watts in a little more than a week.
This antenna is well worth the money!
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K4SX
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 25, 2005 10:25
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Fritzel Windom
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I just recently installed a Fritzel windom antenna at the QTH of K0LDL, replacing his all-band 450 ohm antenna installed a few years ago. I must say my first impression of this antenna was very positive. I am truly impressed. His antenna is the 500w PEP input version at 1.5 to 1 SWR. There are only 2 bands that require a tuner; 80M and 15M. The SWR on these 2 bands were only 3 to 1 SWR so the Drake tuner easily matched the antenna to the KWM-380. All other bands were 1.5 to 1 or less. After on-the-air tests were made, we were extremely pleased with antenna's performance. The construction materials of this antenna are professional quality. We highly recommend this antenna if you are looking for a all-band antenna. I would like to thank K0KDL and K0LDL for their assistance in field testing the antenna.
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VA3KAI
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 27, 2005 11:06
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Great multi-band antenna for cottage
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Ordered the TNT Windom (really an OCF dipole) about 4-5 years ago - it is the older model with a PVC center support and in-line choke. The antenna has worked great over the entire time both as a 120 degree inverted-vee and in a half-square configuration (33'-66'-33') both about 35' off the ground. TS450 auto-tuner matches with little effort across all bands except 160M & 30M (works marginally on 160M and 30M with external tuner). Best set-up is the half-square - it is aligned N-N/E (long end) to give me a slight null S-S/W (blocks out loud U.S. stations at my eastern Ontario QTH) and some gain to DX targets. Quieter than my original inverted 102' G5RV and better reports both ways (probably due to lower take-off angle and high angle nulls) - particularly good on 40M, 20M and 17M. Would recommend to anyone.
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NC2F
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 2, 2004 14:00
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The best wire antenna, period.
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have written prior reviews on this antenna since I bought it over 3 years ago and it still is the best performing wire antenna I have ever used, and outperforms every vertical I have ever tried and even some beams.
I consider this more than an antenna, I call it my "Antenna System". It is that good of a design.
It has survived through several brutal winters, many wind storms and even the impact of a tree limb that fell on it. Despite the environmental exposure, this windom still performas as great as the day I first installed it. This is a testament to the quality build and materials that have gone into this antenna
Follow the instructions for optimum performance, but even if you have to change the installation angles or add a few extra feet of feedline, it's still a great performing and VERY forgiving antenna that can be operated 80-6 with excellent signal to wave ratios. It should be call the "Carolina "EP" Windom" because Efficiency and Performance are it's middle names in my book.
73,
Dennis, NC2F
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AD4BG
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Rating: 0/5
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Sep 26, 2003 06:49
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AWFUL
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I order one of theses antennas and it never worked very high SWR Antenna and Coax came together sent it back 4 months ago will not return money will not answer emails
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AA1ZT
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 16, 2002 21:45
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Works well
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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Have the 132 feet "classic" Windom. It's been installed up in the trees as a flat top at 55-60 feet off the ground. No tuner necessary on all HF bands except 15 and 30 m. Interestingly, 160 m can also be tuned (SWR is about 3-4 without tuner) and the antenna will perform about 12 dB below a full-sized inverted vee at the same height, which is still OK for local QSO's. Performance has been good on 80, 40 and 30 meters, and very good on 20 meters. I found the antenna to perform a little less on bands higher than 15 m, though. The old legend that Windoms won't work DX because of poor low angle radiation is non-sense. Indeed, this antenna will never match the performance of a beam. Nevertheless, I worked QRP DXCC in less than 6 months with it. Nearly invisible from my street; it blends in the trees quite well. I would recommend it without hesitation to anyone looking for a one-fits-all, inexpensive wire antenna.
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NC2F
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 17, 2002 10:17
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Hard to beat
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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If you can string a line through a tree and have enough area to walk across your yard to hang this wire end to end, there is little need to use anything else, period. I have been using this antenna now since December 6, 2001 and I do not intend to use anything else.
I have operated this antenna at variable heights from 30' to 60' and I have say that performance at the lower height remained superb. I use this antenna with my iCom IC-746 and 80-10 I can operate without tuning, and when tuned I routinely get 1:1 or close untuned SWR on most bands with 15M being the only exception.
My current Windom is mounted in flat top formation with a 30 degree right angle bend at the feed point for purposes of better mounting points. Because of the excellent performance I have experienced at the lower mounting level, I kept it at about 35' or so to save myself from dealing with issues of higher tree mounting fixes after storms, etc...
I plan on adding another windom to my property as a second/spare on another part of my property.
73 de Dennis NC2F
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VE7IPU
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 21, 2002 22:36
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Fantastic wire antenna
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Just going into its 3 rd year of operation at my QTH. The only band it needs a tuner on is 15M.
Full Power out on all the bands with my transistor rig. Two years in a row the wind brought it down and snapped the connection. Shipped off to The fellows for repair and returned as good as new NO CHARGE!!!! Best wire antenna I have used and would buy it again. I had a trapped sloper and it was junk.
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