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Review Summary For : MyAntennas EFHW-8010 antenna
Reviews: 110MSRP: $139.99
Description:
130' End Fed Half Wave wire antenna for 80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10
Product is in production
More Info: http://MyAntennas.com
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
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K5BEZ Rating: 2019-01-20
Great Antenna! Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
This is my first use of an end-fed antenna after 25 years of using G5RV's, Dipoles, Bobtail Half-curtains, ETC.
After moving to a new QTH last winter, I decided against putting a tower for now (although I have plenty of room). After doing a lot of research on the web and looking at all the great reviews on eHam.net,I decided to order the EFHW 8010 from myantennas.The box is mounted to the facia board on my house (about 8') and a ground wire goes to the ground and is hooked to a ground rod.From there it goes south about 30-40' up across the branch of a big mesquite tree in my yard (about 30'high) then turns west for the remaining length of the wire and is about 10' off the ground.
My TS-480SAT loves this antenna. I do not need to use the tuner on most freqs.
I have worked all over CONUS, Canada, the Caribbean, South America and have worked Japan twice...all on PSK running 30 watts.
No, this is not a 3-element Tri-banded at 100', but this is really an outstanding setup.
WA4LJJ Rating: 2019-01-04
A good all band antenna. Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
This antenna is exactly as advertised and is the best wire antenna I've ever used. But when I ordered it, I carelessly overlooked the I.C.A.S. on the rating. I saw only the "1 KW" part so I assumed the 3-400 watts I normally run on CW would be ok. But after using it for 2 weeks, I ordered the higher power, 2KW model. Upon receiving it, the switch was quick and easy. I found for most bands my tuner wasn't needed, however I use it anyway. For me, the I.C.A.S. rating was/is confusing. Danny produces an excellent product, well made and quickly shipped. My only ISSUE with it is that I think the advertisement should read something like "Rated for 2-300 Watts CW. (INTERMITTENTLY)" But I think that is what the I.C.A.S. means anyway. Anyway, I highly recommend this antenna.
WA4LJJ Rating: 2018-12-18
A good all band antenna. Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
The EFHW 8010 1KW (I.C.A.S) was my first end fed antenna. And while I am very happy with how it works, with the low SWR and ease of installation, I was somewhat misled by the 1KW ā€œI.C.A.S.ā€ part.

I only operate CW and in my naivete' I expected to run 4-500 Watts CW. Yes, I should have done my homework I know, but to a non-technical guy like myself, I found that acronym misleading.

I have since learned that the ā€œIā€ stands for intermittent. I found the most I could run (on 40-80 meters) was 250-300 watts and then only for short periods of time. The antenna is definitely designed for a couple of hundred barefoot watts.

I would hope that Danny at MYANTENNAS.COM would offer an explanation of I.C.A.S. In case there are any others like me who may not take the time to look it up.

IN SUMMATION: If you operate lower power in A1 mode, this antenna is for you. But for me, after 9 days, I ordered the higher power MEF 330 2K. Yes, I.C.A.S.
K4IIE Rating: 2018-11-13
Second antenna Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
This is my second antenna.Feedpoint is at 5 ft. and end at 80 ft,with no ground.No tuner needed from 80-12M.Only need it on 10 where the swr is 3:1.On 75/80 no tuner needed on any frequency.Comparing it to my ocf inv. V dipole at 70 ft.,signal reports have been almost identical,both local and dx.A great antenna!
VE3FZ Rating: 2018-11-05
Excellent Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
I live in a condo townhouse and needed a fairly stealthy antenna. I ordered an EFHW-8010 and put it up with the feedpoint at 16 feet rising across some trees to 20 - 25 feet in November 2017. I also used their common mode choke at the feedpoint which is grounded.The SWR is quite low and the IC 7300 tuner takes care of it so instant bandswitching 80 to 10.

My rating is results based - in the past 12 months 109 countries confirmed, WAS on various modes all while using 100 watts or less. I have had no issues with RFI.

Considering the lousy conditions and low elevation I am very satisfied.

The build quality is excellent as well.

Al VE3FZ
NO9E Rating: 2018-10-29
Good SWR, performance depends on geometry Time Owned: more than 12 months.
EFHW is a special way of feeding wire from the end. Whatever way it is set up, SWR is usually < 2:1 on most bands from 80 to 10 (slightly higher on 30m), well within built-in antenna tuners, and the high power version withstands KW easily. On high power it needs a balun at the end of coax or the amp may be hot to touch. A few turns around a ferrite toroid may be enough.

The actual performance depends on geometry. Think of it as a 40m long dipole. High will be better, low will be worse, inv V will be in the middle. On higher bands lots of lobes. When mostly vertical, high lobes on higher bands.

All in all, a remarkable way of feeding a multiband dipole. With performance on the air depending on how it is set up.
N7TB Rating: 2018-10-28
Now own 3 of these Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I bought my first Myantennas EFHW 80-10 antenna on the recommendation of a friend. The matching unit was at the 7ft. ht. of my house wall sloping up to a tree at 40ft. then horizontally at 40 ft. This was a temporary setup at my vacation home in WA. I was very pleased over my previous end fed random length antenna. I was able to work some DX CW from my location in WA, and many contacts around the US on 40 in the evenings with 20 meter ops during the day.

When my new home was built in Salem, OR, I put the matching unit on my tower at the 10 ft. level, then using a pulley, the wire goes up 35 Ft. then diagonally across my yard to a tree in the neighbors yard at the 40 ft. level. The antenna then drops vertically about 30ft.

This is my go to antenna for 80,40,and 30 Meters. I use an ATU with my KX3 and KXPA100 so I can't comment on how the SWR is. I know that if I can hear them, I usually can work them.

This summer I bought another 80-10EFHW. I cut it in half so that I did not have to hang 130 ft. out of a tree in the back country of AK. I used it as a 40-10 EFHW. I put connectors on the end segments so I could join them together again for 80-10 use later.

The antenna matching unit was 5 ft. above the ground sloping up 40 ft. into a birch tree with the rest of the wire vertical.

I was operating my KX2 on 10 watts. I was able to make contacts on 40 in the evening (fishing during the day) into the Pacific Nortwest. The highlight of my operating was to make CW contact with my friend in a wilderness area in NE Oregon from the cabin in AK. We were both operating 10W!

When I use our RV, I use a 31ft. Jackite pole with this antenna. I used it recently as the 40-10 EFHW with the antenna as an inverted V using the Jackkite, then later as an end fed sloper. I attached a counterpoise to the gnd connection and was able to work 80 meter successfully to folks in the Pacific Northwest on 10 Watts.

On my last RV trip I was able to connect both sections of the antenna and operate it as an 80-10 antenna. Again made some contacts in the Pacific Northwest on 10 watts. If I had had my 100W rig, I would have had more success.

I recently purchased my third 80-10 EFHW to install permanently at my vacation home in WA.

The key to making this antenna work well is to get some elevation. It will never compare on the upper bands to my Mosley TA33 JR WARC that is 35 ft. up on my tower, but for versatility, ease of setup, this antenna simply works.

For RV ops, I can lash the Jackite pole to my rear ladder, run the antenna up 31 ft, and sloper for 34 ft. and have a 40-10 antenna up quickly and with counterpoise 80-10. Most RV sites are limited in size, so this configuration is easy. I connect the matching unit to my rig with RG-8X and run the wire along the ground then through my passenger door on my motor home and the rubber flashing around the door holds the wire without crushing it when the door closes.

I am looking forward to using this antenna when the band conditions improve.

73's,

Terry, N7TB

KG7OR Rating: 2018-10-26
Fine on 80 & 40, usable on the others Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
My installation is a bent inverted-V, with the 20' center support out 65' from the match box, then a 90 degree turn to the far end support. Both ends about 15' high. I grounded the match box to a steel fence post. All that seems to be consistent with the manufacturer's recommendations, and better than some layouts with more twists and turns.

Results have been excellent on 80 and 40, about as good as a dedicated dipole. The others get progressively worse as I go up in frequency, with received signals on 10 meters substantially weaker than a non-resonant wire. But the antenna loads nicely on every band, with only a minor tweak from the transceiver's built-in tuner on some bands. It just doesn't seem to radiate as well on the upper bands. But for covering 8 bands with a single wire, that's probably okay.

Bottom line: if your circumstances require an end-fed antenna, like mine, then the performance on 80 and 40 alone make it a good choice. Being able to work more or less okay on other bands is a bonus.
K4AOO Rating: 2018-10-20
Not a bad antenna Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Performance is adequate considering it's a compromise antenna. Cost of nearly $200.00 is pretty high imo. The customer should have a choice between 18 or 14 gauge wire when ordering. Instead you have to spend an additional 40.00 plus shipping for 130' of 14 gauge wire in you want it.
KG5QQJ Rating: 2018-08-08
Awesome Antenna Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
installed it on the eve of my house with 100 foot of RG-213 coax feeding it with a 8 foot ground rod with 10 foot of solid copper wire running to the box from the ground rod. running off into my oak tree at about 30 foot high east and west, then about 40 foot of the antenna running north into another tree with string and a small paint can to put a little tension on the antenna, this is to keep it from sagging from all contact points and will float with the wind blowing the trees. 1.7 SWR and below on most bands. 10 meters is the only band my radio cant tune. which is no problem because my tuner that clears that up. a few contacts out of the country and mostly east coast due to lack of time to talk on the radio. great antenna going to pick up the EFHW-4010 next for the other side of the house.