[Elecraft] Buddistick or Buddipole?

[Bernie Gardner]

I had a combined work/vacation trip in February that prompted me to take my 
K2/100  along.  I wasn't going to be in a position to put up a dipole, even a 
Buddipole, so I bought a Buddistick.  I hoped it would allow me to make a few 
contacts without adding unduly to my luggage, and it pretty much met my 
expectations.  I didn't have time to operate extensively, but as an example 
of the possibilities I had a ~half hour ssb contact from Santa Fe, NM to 
Hawaii and later in the trip a brief contact from Hawaii to South Africa.  As 
has been mentioned by others, any shortned antenna is a compromise, but as 
long as you recognize that, some interesting contacts can be made.  The 
Buddistick requires some fiddling with the counterpoise to get a good match.  
I just used the internal K2/100 swr indication to tune the antenna.  

The quality of construction and convenience of the packaging of the Buddistick 
are great.  To answer your primary question, I would concur with earlier 
comments that you can get most of the 20 meter cw portion without retuning, 
and comparable bandwidth on other bands, though maybe a bit less on 40.   I 
just mounted the Buddistick on the Balcony of the Condos I was staying in, so 
retuning wasn't too much of a problem.  The Buddipole in dipole mode might be 
more difficult, though possibly with better performance?

Bernie
W1AZ

On Friday 06 April 2007 11:42, Fred (FL) wrote:
> I've been considering the Buddi antenna, for a while
> now.  It seems to be built well.
>
> One thing I've not been able to establish - is how
> much HF bandwidth does the antenna exhibit - once one
> sets the clips on those 2 coils, and gets resonance?
> I just wonder if a constant readjusting is necessary
> with this antenna, when we move up and down the
> HF bands?   20M CW  then 20M SSB .......
>
> In other words - if antenna was all set up outside,
> would a HF user be required to continually adjust
> either the clips or the whips - when an operator
> goes from SSB to CW portions of the band, etc.?
>
> I tried some years back, to make a "dipole" out of
> Hustler mobile elements, with some adjustable whips
> - but never was able to get it to resonate very
> reliably.   Those were in my no-tuner IC-730 days.
>
> Those are my questions regarding the Buddi line
> of dipoles and verticals, with coils and clips.
>
> Fred
> N3CSY, FL
>
> Very seriously considering one.
>
> Fred, N3CSY
> FL
>
>
>
>
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