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

[Andrew Moore]

I have no idea what this Miracle Whip is  or what it cost, but if
Philip gained that much enjoyment from it and encouraged others,
sounds like he wins.

--Andrew

On Nov 29, 2012, at 9:16 PM, 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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