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| Reviews Summary for Kenwood MA-5 |
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Reviews: 3
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Average rating: 4.7/5
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MSRP: $(missing—add MSRP)
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Description: Mobile HF antenna for 80/40/20/15 or 10m
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Product is in production.
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VA3PWC
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 6, 2006 18:37
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Excelent Mobile Antenna
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have one of this antenna since 1997 and it's still doing good.By the way... if you enjoy DX QSO's at your car you should by this antenna. PriceXPerformance EXCELENT. You can run 500 watts on it and to hear the other side giving to you very good reports. I've been using this one on BPSK31,SSB and specially CW ..both of these modes the antenna works really good. There is only one bad thing... When it's raining the SWR goes crazy on 20 mts but just for a few minutes until it gets good again. I rated 5 because the antenna is very solid and strong on the bad weather conditions. I recommend this.
73 from Rick PY2EL/VA3PWC
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PA9NL
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 1, 2004 13:49
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Great mobile antenne, much better than former Hustlers I use.
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I is a great antenne, works very wel on my car and on my mobilehome.
Use it on holidys all over Europe and at home for 80 meters.
Because my normal vertical home-antenne (GPA-30 Fritzel) only works from 40 to 10 meters.
VSWR is perfect on all bands.
Only you have to switch for every band, you must see it as a monoband-antenne.
Great antenne for me the best a ever use. PA9NL
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ON4MGY
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Rating: 4/5
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Nov 18, 2003 13:42
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I like it a lot
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I've used this antenne when I went to France for a holiday. While parked I used the antenna with a magnet mount on the car. The VSWR was not good on any band until I made a good ground connection. Then VSWR became OK and I could easily work all over Europe on 40 and 20 meters although I didn't spend all of the time on the radio. It was a holiday trip, not a DX-pedition. You can see the log here : http://users.skynet.be/on4mgy/logboek%20frankrijk%202003.htm
Unfortunately, I left the 15m and 10m radiator at home.
The antenna has a good performance but only receives a 4 because you can't use it on more than one band without changing the radiator. You should see it a monoband antenne. These day's nearly all mobile HF-antennes are a lot easier to switch to another band.
When it comes to performance, the MA-5 really is worth a 5++.
Thanks Kenwood for this great antenna. I'm sure I'll work some great DX with this antenna.
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