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OLLIEOXEN27
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Rating: 4/5
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Aug 12, 2011 11:14
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Works well portable
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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This is a re review of my previous post. I had a chance to use this antenna portable away from obstacles and in the field. I works fine and eliminates the need to run a wire up in the trees with only an s unit or two decrease in performance. I have coils for all bands 40-15 meters and have made contacts on all but 15. I use a tuner so no need to collapse the whip.
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OLLIEOXEN27
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Rating: 3/5
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Jun 26, 2011 16:08
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Marginal but works
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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This is a re review of my origin review posted a week ago. I rebuilt all the coils per instructions in the njqrp group website but for the life of me can't seem to be able to find resonance on any band. I don't have an antenna analyzer and collapsing the whip to find resonance became exhaustive so I now tune all bands with a tuner.
The antenna works ok having made contacts on 20 and 30 meters running 100 watts.
For comparisons I matched it against an end fed half wave vertical hung from a 37 ft tree branch. With the Pac-12 a DL station was right at a noise level of S3. With the vertical half wave the station was a 5x5 with background noise of S1.
Comparison unfair? The end fed half wave is cheaper and although it requires a tuner at it's base the Pac-12 ended up requiring a tuner also. So the Pac-12 works but is clearly a compromise antenna solution. I can't see any way a qrp station running 5 watts would be impressed with it's performance unless they had no other antenna to compare it to.
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K1OIK
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 22, 2010 17:49
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My first review was wrong
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have used it for 3 years, great bang for the buck. Not perfect but more perfect than anything else
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NI2S
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Rating: 4/5
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Mar 11, 2010 22:11
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Simple lightweight portable that works
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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Been using this antenna for the winter now as my home QTH antenna has been on the ground.
As a portable antenna, this one is hard to beat. Lightweight and collapses into a small package for transport.
The only reason I don't give this antenna a 5 rating is because I find the ground stake too thin and bend-able when you are trying to drive it into hard ground. If the ground stake were made out of a larger diameter, that would be an improvement.
I don't recognize BV2DQ's You tube demo model from Pacific & I don't see his antenna pictured on Pacific's web site. The BV2DQ version has a beefier ground stake like what I had in mind. That said I wouldn't recommend pounding on the threaded end of an alum. ground stake like that. I'd get a nut or perhaps two to protect the threads while hammering into the earth.
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W8MKH
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 10, 2010 18:54
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5 YEARS STILL ROCKS
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have had my pac 12 for a 5 years now
and love it
I have worked all over the world with it at 5 watts or less
Never a problem .
Worked Spain,Italy today 5 watts with my 817
also have used my 40m pixie at 350 mw and have worked 38 states and into south america
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BV2DQ
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 8, 2010 22:06
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excellent, 10 mins installed.
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I'm enjoy outdoor QSO because easy installation, easy tune for SWR from 70cm~80m.
I'm using a 41.5 meters DP+AH4 tuner, and Pac-12 antenna for vertical.
It's coveraged for all bands QSO.
see my youtube installation guide. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8_8e3emU1Q
73 de BV2DQ/ KD8MBE
in Taipei, Taiwan.
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NN1F
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 31, 2010 10:17
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my new Pac 12
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Got my PAC12 a few weeks ago. Built in one evening. Got it on the air the next day and was suprised to get a contact from it sitting in my den with a 25' counterpoise wire. I did not use the 4 counterpoises as suggested as I have the buddipole and used the one from that antenna.
I also have the MP1 antenna. This antenna is faster to erect and to use in different locations. AS far as I am concerned, this antenna is much better that the other antennas I use for travel and around the neighborhood. I would highly recommend this antenna, especially for the price compaired to the other prices. I tip my hat to you on this antenna. Great job!!
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K4TL
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 13, 2009 15:51
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Excellent antenna
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I chose to build the kit and it went together easily. The metal parts are very nicely machined and everything fits. I wound the 20 meter coil first which didn't require any adjustment to lower the SWR. Put the antenna in my back yard with three 16' radials and worked everyone I could hear in a CW contest with no more than ten watts! I like it.
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N5TGL
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 13, 2009 08:31
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The PAC-12 is a great portable HF antenna
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Really a great portable antenna. The design is uncluttered and effective. If anything broke on it, I'm pretty sure I could come up with a fix from the local area to get me back on the air. Operating from Ohio, I made it into Corpus Christi, TX with 50w and got a signal report of 20 over. The other fellow was running short of time; I wish I could have seen how far down I could have backed the power down to. Operating out behind the hotel, I've made contacts into Slovakia and Poland on 20m using ~50w -- and that's with no aid from sunspots. This thing does great on 40m. I had a ragchew with several folks on there, and it is a real solid performer. I just can't get over how small it is, so easy to pack in a suitcase. I've also had no problem carrying it on board.
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KC0YEF
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 2, 2009 11:58
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Simple efficient design, easy to erect, inexpensive to own, light to carry, simple to repair if damaged and a great carry case I think James' Mom sewed my case!
I have had the PAC-12 since Dayton 2oo7. I wound my own coil for 75/80 it was patience and commitment to keep costs down that worked for me.. This is a fine QRP Antenna and I use it with my Yaesu FT-817 5 watts or less additionally I have used it with my Alinco DX-77 40-100watts and Kenwood TS-940 100-150watts with similar excellent results. I have since made several other coils for specific frequencies they really are so easy to make or buy here are the instructions www.njqrp.org/pac-12
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