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Category: Antennas: HF: Verticals; Wire; Loop

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Review Summary For : Horse Fence Broadband Antenna
Reviews: 42MSRP: 85. 20-80m model $140 160m model
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Very Broadband HF Antenna. Work entire band without a tuner with low SWR.
Product is not in production
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24.5424.9
AJ6OE Rating: 2012-04-12
Buy one for Field Day Time Owned: more than 12 months.
This is as advertised. A great antenna that can be used as a dipole, Vee, or vertical with counter poise. Very easy to work with, rolls back up for storage or if you have limited space just unroll as much as you need for the band. Works with a tuner even when rolled short, as expected. Extremely broadband even on 80m. Consistent great reports. 80m Vee config, 40 ft apex, 8 ft ends. PSK31, 50 watts, Kenwood 2000X, internal tuner. CA to Switzerland on 15m. Band was in, I can't complain about a 10,000 mile contact.

Norris is great to work with. I installed antenna too close to a shed, my error, and the high winds blew it into the shed for days on end, cut the antenna in two. Norris sent me a splice and a 5 ft section of antenna (poly tape) to replace the bad section, AT NO COST, and he paid shipping.

Thinking of buying another for Field Day.
KB0NDS Rating: 2012-03-20
Awesome antenna Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I changed out a traditional wire dipole with an 80 meter version of the horse fence antenna and can't believe the difference. Much better performance all around. Fine product Norris, Thanks.
KF2IB Rating: 2012-03-05
NO tuner or amp needed! EZ install! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
We put this KF4BWG dipole up yesterday. The apex is about 35'. the legs are tied to a tree branch on the North side of my 130' wide lot, & to a cinder block on the ground on the South side.

I checked into the Rooster Net on 3.990 this morning. They say I sound FB with no amp or tuner with an Icom 706 with a stock Pro Trucker coffin style mic. The antenna also works great with an SWR below 2.1:1 on 10 & 11 meters! I highly recommend it.

I got it on ebay for less than 100.00 with lighting fast shipping! Thanks, Norris!
VE4TTH Rating: 2012-01-15
Better than expected Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
OK, I've only just put up the antenna, but the results are simply better than I had expected. I purchased the 80M antenna, and have an SWR under 2.0 from 3.645 to 2.936. Under 3.0 from 3.570 to 4.000.

Its opened up the entire band with my TS-2000 and its built in tuner.

As of this date, the temp outside is -33c, and expected to stay thatway for about 2 weeks. So, if it breaks, I'll update this review. But for now it's got me impressed!
KE4NBP Rating: 2011-11-30
GREAT Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
KE4NBP: THIS ANTENNA IS AS AVERTIZED. IT IS VERY FORGIVING. ITS ONLY UP 30’ FEET, END WRAPPED TO MAKE IT FIT MY SMALL LOT AND STILL I HAVE RECEIVED GREAT REPORTS ON BOTH MY AUTO AND SIGINAL STRENGTH. I AM NOW ABLE TO HEAR STATIONS THAT I NORMALLY CAN NOT HEAR. MY ONLY CONPLAINT IS I AM UNABLE TO GET THE ANTENNA ONLY 30’ IN THE AIR.
KG4EZJ Rating: 2011-11-16
GREAT ANTENNA FOR THE PRICE Time Owned: more than 12 months.
THE HORSE FENCE WORKS GREAT BUT SOMETIMES I RASE IT TO HIGH AND MY HORSE GETS OUT. IT I VERY EASY TO TUNE ON ANY BAND AND I HAVE TALKED TO N5IXE IN HOT SPRINGS ARK ON 5 W. ON 3.855 AND I LIVE IN GATE CITY VA. N5IXE ROCO WAS ALSO ON 5W. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL STATIONS OVER SEAS AND I USE A KENWOOD TS480HX 200 WATTS, I HAVE NO AMP.
W4WEA Rating: 2011-11-15
A+ Antenna Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Bought one for 40 and 80 after several reviews. I was a little cautious about stainless steel but decided to try anyway. I could not be more pleased. It is better than any dipole I have ever built. Broadbanded across the entire 75M band, no tuner needed. 40 meter across the entire band with below 1.5SWR. You will not be disappointed with this antenna.
N4MWR Rating: 2011-11-01
Best wire antenna Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
Using it from 80-10M with a Palstar AT2KD tuner.Compared it to a G5RV,OFC Windom and Buckmaster($300).Outperformed them ALL!!!Get 20/9 reports nightly on the GA.SSB net,running 100w.Great DX ant also as have over 200 confirmed in the last year.Highly recommended,Louis N4MWR Augusta,Ga.
N5IXE Rating: 2011-10-30
Norris Price , kf4bwg GENIUS Time Owned: more than 12 months.
the inventor of this antenna is a personal friend of mine and has been for 0ver 12 years
his name is noris price , kf4bwg
this is not his first brush with genius.
norris has credentials.
he invented and patented an automatic mortar
spreading machine for brick and block layers that
was exhibited at the worlds fair expo in paris france.
also at the time being in a thriving tobacco state norris invented and patented a very successful tobbaco grading machine.
so he is in my estimate a true genius.
he once came to my campsite in tennessee and sat down in a lawn chair , drove a nail into an oak tree , proceeded to tune up the tree and talked all over the state on vhf.
ive had this horse fence about a year , never need to tune on 75 meters and i use it the entire length of the band.
never a problem , i live in hot springs , ar.
and i generally get a signal report of 20 over s9 in memphis tenn.
im happy with my friend.
norris and im happy with my horse fence antenna
i was on 10 meters the other day , wasnt tuned up
and on 40 watts i worked the cz republic , france and bulgaria on this antenna.
its actually awesome.
enough said , get a horse fence and talk where you want , norris knows what hes doing.

god bless n5ixe
WA4DNS Rating: 2011-10-17
Excellent Antenna Time Owned: more than 12 months.

I have been using the Horse Fence Antenna, now for the past several years, matter of fact i own an 80 meter and a 160 meter Horse antenna, they have both been exposed to the snow, ice and hard winds with no problems. They are positioned with the ends of the 80 meter antenna pointing east and west flat topped at 100 foot, now the 160 meter ends are looking north and south and it's flat topped at 125 feet.

In the 33 years i've been in amateur radio the Horse Fence Antenna, is one the best antennas i've used, besides my Mosley Classic CL33.

You can view the Horse Fence Antenna at http://kf4bwg.com

John - WA4DNS