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Category: Antennas: HF: Yagi, Quad, Rotary dipole, LPDA

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Review Summary For : Force 12 EF-140S
Reviews: 1MSRP: 199
Description:
A shortened 40 m rotatable dipole approximately 33 feet long.
Product is in production
More Info: http://force12inc.com
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WV1K Rating: 2004-03-26
Execllent performance for a fraction of the size Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I guess what I used to read about a dipole out of the trees performing better was true considering this one is not even the 66 feet long. It is at 50 feet above my EF-130 and XR-5.

I work whatever I want on the first or second try. 3B9C was no problem with 200w early into the expedition.

Using any DX station as a reference, there is about a 5 db difference when the antenna is offset 45 degrees from the short path, and when you turn the ends toward the station, there is a 25 db drop in signal.

A little directivity for low windload and low price.

That 2 element shortened F12 80 m beam looks interesting since that's been tested at 35 feet and low power too...