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WB6I	Rating: 5/5	Jul 4, 2008 13:51	Send this review to a friend!
Great portable multiband antenna for QRP!!!			Time owned: 0 to 3 months
Very easy to tune (no tuner required nor should one be used) and low SWR across much of the band. I run QRP and own several portable antennas (Buddipole, Buddistick, MP-2, Diamond BB-7V, etc.) it beats the others hands down(provided you have a way to get some height). I use it as a sloper with the high end at 20 ft and matchbox at 6 ft. You can move it around too without having to re-tune. Antenna is very lightweight and the end fed connection for the coax makes for a much easier deployment than with a center fed dipole. My experience is all you need is a collaspable pole or tree to throw one end up into and the other end with the matchbox can be loose at ground level or slightly above. NO RADIALS REQUIRED OR SHOULD BE USED. My 5 watts allows me to work pileups and I consistantly get strong signal reports. Tech support is also great!! An added plus is you can configure this model only as a single band end fed dipole (60M-10M) by replacing the wire with a half wavelength section for the desired band. If you need to run higher power check out the single band versions (see my EF-40 review in the Par Electronics End-Fed Half-Wave Wire Antennas section.

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