[Elecraft] What about Isotron antennas?

[Vic Rosenthal]

k6att@juno.com wrote:

> In my continuing effort to learn about antennas for the K1 and K2... what
> is your view of Isotron antennas?  Have you had experience with them?  I
> have yet to buy an antenna (dipole, vertical, Isotron, otherwise) for 40
> meters.

You will hear a lot of stuff pro and con.  Despite what some people 
suggest, there's no magic involved in antennas and small ones (like 
Isotrons, BH antennas, etc.) will perform more poorly than larger ones 
(like dipoles or reasonably sized verticals or even random wires). 
Isotrons are VERY small.  In addition, clever small antennas are much 
more expensive than homemade dipoles, verticals, or random wires.

So my advice is: especially for QRP where every DB counts, use as close 
to a full size antenna that you can install.

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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco