[Elecraft] Buddipole vs. tuner and wire

[d.cutter at ntlworld.com]

Wire: bend it any way you like except into a coil, unless you really have to.  SGC tuner adds weight and cost to your portable operation which do not add to your signal.  Buy fishing poles instead.

David
G3UNA
> 
> From: "Simon Brown (HB9DRV)" <simon at hb9drv.ch>
> Date: 2008/05/13 Tue AM 07:54:05 BST
> To: "elecraft Reflector" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Buddipole vs. tuner and wire
> 
> Wire antennas! The Buddipole is OK but a decent wire antenna will 
> outperform.
> 
> Simon Brown, HB9DRV
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Brian Lloyd" <brian-wb6rqn at lloyd.com>
> >
> > Thinking about antennas, I was planning to take my SGC-231 tuner and  some 
> > wire but am also looking at the Buddipole (which Elecraft sells  so that 
> > makes it on-topic here :-) as an alternative.
> >
> > Would anyone care to comment on wire/tuner vs. Buddipole?
> >
>  
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