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Reviews For: Radio Works Carolina Windom 80 Special

Category: Antennas: HF: Verticals; Wire; Loop

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Review Summary For : Radio Works Carolina Windom 80 Special
Reviews: 24MSRP: 145
Description:
Same size and specs as Carolina Windom 40 but will also cover 80 meters.
Product is not in production
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# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
00244.3
G0OXZ Rating: 2002-10-18
Very good performer Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I've been using this antenna for over a year and although I'm not very active on HF it's 100% better that the GAP vertical I used to have.

It's pretty well resonant without an ATU on 40M and 20M and tunes up fine on all bands 80-10 with an ATU. Tunes up on 160 too but not tried any contacts yet. Also hoping Santa brings me an LDG AATU to use with this - hint, hint...

Considering one end is attached to the chimney on my semi (aka duplex) and the other is only about 15' above the ground (with the bottom of the vertical radiator only 5' above ground) it is brilliant!! Can't wait to get it up higher or maybe upgrade to the 160S?

The price has gone up some since I bought mine (now 119.95GBP but only paid 84.95GBP back then) but it's still excellent value in my opinion.

The customer sevice feedback from the manufacturers by email and twisted pair is also very good.
MW0CVW Rating: 2002-07-13
CWS 80 SPECIAL Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I AM VERY PLEASED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CWS 80 AT ONLY 66FEET IN LENGHT WORKS GREAT ON ALL BANDS FROM 10M-80M,CAN NOW WORK JAPAN 59 PLUS ON ONLY 20WATTS,THAILAND FOR THE FIRST TIME ON PSK31
MUCH BETTER THAN THE OLD GR5V OR ANY OTHER HF VERTICAL I HAVE USED IN THE PAST,CONSTRUCTION IS VERY GOOD,DOCS FULL OF USEFUL INFORMATION THIS IS A VERY GOOD AERIAL IF YOU HAVE SPACE PROBLEMS LIKE ME,NOT ALL OF US HAVE PLENTY OF SPACE FOR AERIALS...
G4WIE Rating: 2002-07-10
differences Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I have had three of these over the past years. I have noticed that the 80 mtr performance has varied with each one. Ie very poor to Very good on my latest one. I wonder if there has been mistakes made in manufacture as the difference is quite dramatic. Ps I am using the same feeder and manual ATU on all of the units.
K8YK Rating: 2002-07-10
Truly works!!!!! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
The antenna works beyond my expectations. On 40 meters I get the comment "great signal" all the time. Not bad for 100 watts. It is 66 feet long yet will get you 80 meters also. Nothing to brag about on 80 but if you dont have the space it definetly gets you heard.