[Elecraft] Why did I purchase this antenna for the KX3?

[Bill K9YEQ]

Mel,  

My favorite "antenna" is a 10W 50 Ohm resistor.  I can contact my other
stations in the shack :-).  Then I use my full dipoles and loop for all the
other outside the shack contacts.  They work extremely well.  For portable I
do resort to shortened antennas, the best being those non resonant with good
counter-poises and last but my favorites so far:  loaded whips.  I have a
project on the side to develop a portable whip, super lightweight, to mount
directly to the KX3.  Too little time, too much work.

73,
Bill
K9YEQ


-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mel Farrer
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 4:38 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net; David Gilbert
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Why did I purchase this antenna for the KX3?

Didn't I see an allband DC to Daylight portable antenna for sale in the
60-70's.  It did infact radiate, but oh my the eff numbers were that of a
dummy load.  You can't fool mother nature and physics.
 
Mel

--- On Thu, 11/29/12, David Gilbert <xdavid at cis-broadband.com> wrote:


From: David Gilbert <xdavid at cis-broadband.com>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Why did I purchase this antenna for the KX3?
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Date: Thursday, November 29, 2012, 2:25 PM



I sincerely hope nobody takes you seriously.  It may radiate something, but
the manufacturer's claims for this antenna are simply ridiculous.

Dave   AB7E



On 11/29/2012 3:07 PM, Philip G0ISW wrote:
> You may be surprised with the results.
>
> My Miracle Whip antenna was used by me extensively on holiday in 
> France with a Yaesu FT-817 and I was working all over Europe on it 
> with 5 Watts on SSB speech.
>
> My best DX with the Miracle whip was indoors from home on 14 MHz when 
> I worked Venezuela in South America again with 5 Watts SSB speech.
>
> Hope that encourages you to use it.
>
> 73 de Philip G0ISW
>
> http://www.qsl.net/g0isw
>
>
>