[Elecraft] K3FF Budd Dipole

[Fred Jensen]

On 8/25/2012 6:50 PM, Jeff Herr wrote:
> I attended a very informative presentation today by Budd Drummond, the
> budd-dipole inventor.
>
> I thought it was buddy-pole, I was wrong.

No you weren't, I just sold my Deluxe Buddipole.  The name was 
embroidered on the canvas bag it fit into, and all the documentation 
said "Buddipole."  It's a great field antenna.  I sold mine after 
several years of good use because of weight ... I've gotten attracted to 
Summits on the Air [SOTA], I'm a little mobility challenged from 
injuries in my 20's [The "Bulletproof and Immortal Period" in my life], 
and I really needed to reduce the weight of my pack.

It's a great antenna, lots of possible configurations, really fun to 
experiment with.  I was sad as I shipped it off to Jon.

If you have one, go register at the Yahoo Buddipole Group.  You will 
enjoy the antenna[s], there's way more than one antenna with a buddipole.

73,

Fred K6DGW
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