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

[Robert Vargas (KP4Y)]

Of course, the #24 wire taped to a wall in my apartment would be cheaper and my XYL would love it. ;-) 

73,
Robert-KP4Y

David Gilbert <xdavid at cis-broadband.com> wrote:

>
>I personally would not call paying $130 for a base loaded five foot whip 
>without a counterpoise to be a "minimalist" approach, but to each his 
>own.  If you want to "intentionally put limits on the gear" it would be 
>far cheaper (as well as more effective) to hang simply an appropriate 
>length of #24 wire on the wall with masking tape.
>
>And I still say that the manufacturer's claims are ridiculous ... read 
>them yourself if you don't believe me.
>
>Dave   AB7E
>
>
>
>On 11/29/2012 5:36 PM, Andrew Moore wrote:
>> Good for you Philip - and I hope what they take away from this is that you
>> can gain loads of enjoyment from seemingly minimalist setups.
>>
>> That's the thrill of QRP: Doing more with less, and sometimes intentionally
>> putting limits on the gear to see just what you can do with almost nothing.
>> For many, it amplifies the fun factor.
>>
>> No disrespect to QRO and bigger/better antennas... they're great too.
>>
>> 73,
>> --Andrew, NV1B
>> maineware.net
>> ..
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 5:25 PM, David Gilbert <xdavid at cis-broadband.com>wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
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