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

[Don Wilhelm]

Regardless of any particular user's success or failures, please indicate 
the gain (or loss) with respect to an isotropic radiator (or a resonant 
dipole in its greatest gain forward position).

I have heard claims of success with the Miracle Whip, and have seen a 
lot of "it is a miracle that it radiates any signal at all" comments - I 
am not moved by such claims (that also applies to many other antenna 
manufacturers making similar statements) - show me the antenna patterns 
and the reference levels with respect to either a dipole or an isotropic 
radiator.

There are a lot of manufacturer's statements similar to "this antenna 
has worked DXCC in less that 24 hours" or something similar.  I do not 
pay much attention to such claims, a $2 hunk of wire can be used to make 
those contacts too.

BUT, if whatever particular portable antenna you choose is sufficiently 
efficient for you, who am I to argue with your choice. My portable 
preference is an inverted VEE supported with my 32 foot telescoping 
fiberglass pole - it is either a full size resonant dipole on 80 through 
6 meters (band set by jumpers), or it is a 44 foot dipole that needs a 
tuner.  I use both depending on my mood and the physical circumstances.  
This is not pedestrian mobile, but then PM is not of current interest to me.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 11/29/2012 9:37 PM, Andrew Moore wrote:
> 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:
>