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| Reviews Summary for CondoBuster |
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Reviews: 3
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Average rating: 2.3/5
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MSRP: $20.50
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Description: The CondoBuster is a wire antenna that covers 10-12-15-17-20 meter HF bands and is 37 feet long.
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W7GSA
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 4, 2007 08:42
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A great antenna at a great price
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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Well, I have one in the attic. It works great. I feed mine with 450 ohm line, but you can also use regular coax if you with. When the antenna arrived, all I had to do was connect the transmission line, run the line to the shack. You don't have to screw around with it. It is all assembled and ready to go. I put a 12 foot piece of RB8X on the end of the 450 ohm line to run it into the shack. That way I can just screw the PL259 connector into my transceiver. The auto-tuner in the Kenwood really likes the antenna and give me almost a 1.2:1 SWR across all of the bands. They sell for about $20 on ebay. And, that has to be the best $20 I have ever spent on ham radio.
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K0PD
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Rating: 1/5
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Feb 24, 2007 11:42
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Save your Money
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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Bought this piece of over priced wire and have never bothered to put it up. I have not connected my analyzer to it so i can not speak for it's performance but can concur with the previous review in it's construction. The moment i opened up the package (a large envelope) it was very apparent that all i bought was some wire quickly assembled together. I would not have thought much about it if it sold for $10.00 but at $20.00 plus shipping cost it to me is a waste of money and my advice is SAVE YOUR MONEY and build your own or buy from a established maker....
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WX1F
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Rating: 1/5
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Oct 25, 2006 09:47
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Don't waste your money
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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This review is for an OCF wire antenna currently being sold on Ebay.
I want to express my disappointment with this antenna. The 3 insulators used appear to be very light plastic. Although they help in keeping down the weight of the antenna, one or two days in New England sub-zero winter and they'll crack and fall apart. Next, I would like to address the assembly of the antenna I purchased. The ends were twisted together in such a manner that my hands got stabbed by the wire strands that were bent back in the wrong direction during assembly. They were not twisted together tightly and smoothly and were not soldered. Testing with an antenna analyzer showed absolutely no resonance on the phone portion of 10, 12, 15, 17, or 20m. Use of a tuner was necessary on all the bands the manufacturer claimed the antenna was built to work. Plus, there was no mention in the description of having to solder coax to the antenna. (There is no SO-239 connector) The directions packed with this antenna are totally lacking of any diagrams, or photos, to show how to assemble and hang for optimum performance. It appears that the manufacturer assumed that the buyer doesn't need any in-depth instructions and knows everything about wire antennas. In my opinion, I suggest you build your own. You could do better construction and spend less money.
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