[Elecraft] Trans World Antenna

[Rob]

This is a knock-off of an antenna offered by Force 12 a few years ago. I had 
one. It worked okay. It is basically a vertical dipole with feed-point 
lumped inductance that is tapped by switching a relay box. It is shortened, 
so the t-bars provide added end capacitance. Unlike the BuddiPole, you don't 
have to mess with the coil taps, manually. You can sit at the radio and turn 
the rotary switch. But, it is not as portable as the BuddiPole, either. So, 
I currently have a BuddiPole which I sometimes take with me and the K3/100 
when I travel. I use the BuddiPole in conjunction with a small MFJ 
transmatch. So, I use maybe two different tap postions on the coils for 10 
through 40. Any losses due to high SWR at the feedpoint are more than 
compensated for by the convenience of not having to play with those flimsy 
tap gizmos.

Rob K6RB