[Elecraft] portable antenna

[Dave-KK7SS]

Buddy and all,

I second the fact that the Sigma 5 is a great antenna - I've been using one
now for about 2 to 3 years now.
I like it for JOTA and Field day,,,
BUt, and a big but, is that you will need to feed it 12 volts through the
switch unit if you want to operate any band other than 20 meters. I t does
*not* havd latching relays...


Dave KK7SS



> I second this recomendation..a bit pricy but a
> super antenna for 20 through 10 meters.
>
>
> > Take a look at the Sigma 5 - great antenna in general, and perfect for
> > portable operations.
> >
> > >On Mon, May 26, 2003 at 03:29:55PM -0500, John Cooper wrote:
> > > > im for sure getting a mp1 antenna from elecraft and either a
buddipole
> > > or super antenna yagi like wayne and eric used for field day.  any
> > > suggestions on which would be better?  or of any other portable
> > > collapsible antennas?
> >