[Elecraft] Best Portable Antenna

[Fred Smith]

I'm not a big fan of SteppIR a little overpriced and for me their beams were
not a good choice because of the Stepper motors a lot of ice and wind here.
Service issues would be a problem also no tower for me lol. I did look at
that it looks like a fiberglass windsock pole and a fishing reel would work
about the same and they are 31'.

 

Fred/N0AZZ

 

From: David McAnally [mailto:david.mcanally at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 9:29 AM
To: Fred Smith
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Best Portable Antenna

 

I don't recall seeing anyone mention the new CrankIR portable vertical
antenna from SteppIR.  Supposed to be available this spring.  Scroll down on
their home page to see the announcement. http://www.steppir.com/  

 

Personally, I use a home made 80M OCF dipole at the moment.

 

Regards,

David McAnally

WD5M

On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 3:36 AM, Fred Smith <mfsj at mo-net.com> wrote:

To the Group



I received so many helpful ideas and solid advise it's hard to single out a
single one for the best.......All I can say I received the best ideas here
than from any other spot many thanks to those who replied. This is why I
recommend Elecraft to anyone who asks is the company in general and those on
this forum for help. Product quality seems to follow after these other
things, but it really helps.



In summery I have decided I need at least 3 antennas for portable use
depending on conditions, just as I would at home. It looks like I made a
good decision when ordering to order the duel binding post BNC connector in
fact a spare is in order I think. I have stocked up on several BNC's since
the purchase of my KX3/K3's and preamps and such quality ones can be quite
costly but I hate cheapies.



Thx & 73 to all,

Fred/N0AZZ