[Antennas] MFJ-1796 multiband vertical

Sun, 17 Mar 2002 22:09:37 -0500 (EST)

Dear Hue:

   To most of the readers, 2 "S" units down represents enough to understand that this is, at best, a performanced challenged antenna.  Under no circumstances encountered [band, time of day, distance, etc.] did this antenna do as well as the shortened dipole or the R-7 [another less than stellar performer]. 

   The fact I had a dipole, albeit a shortened one, available for comparison should have made the statement easier to understand.  I'm sorry this real life experience wasn't meaningful to you.

Ron W7MRR

--- On Sun 03/17,   wrote:
> [email protected] writes:
> 
> 
> vertical 
> feet and four horizonally feet available], want to get on 40-6 meters and
> 
> understand that almost any full sized wire configuration will do better,
> this 
> may be the antenna for you.
> 
> --One would have to assume this is exactly the market this antenna is
> focused on: slightly better than a mobile whip, but not very attention-
> drawing, for certain environments.
>  
>     I had one up for a year and a half and, mounted at ground level, it 
> preformed about 2 "S" units less than a loaded [shortened]
> dipole mounted 8 
> feet above the ground on 40 meters. Ron W7MRR >>
> 
> --I don't think this is a meaningful comparison unless you explain whether
> 
> this
> 2S advantage applied to long haul, short haul, or everything. Of  course,
> for
> really effective modes such as  PSK31 and  CW, 2S is not that big a deal,
> 
> am i right?
> Regards, Hue Miller
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