[Elecraft] Verticals

[Hisashi T Fujinaka]

On Thu, 11 Sep 2014, Barry wrote:

> Bill Levy wrote
>> I had no trouble at all keeping in touch with my family using an early R5
>> vertical in 5H3 land when I was working there.
>>
>> Bill N2WL
>> ex 5H3WL, 5Z4PI and VQ9WL
>
> Having those callsigns gave you an extra 20 db gain.  I've tried a few
> verticals over the years and found them to be poor performers.

I use a AV-640 and I would suggest it over NO ANTENNA any day. And it
fits on a city lot without too many complaints.

This is a non-technical opinion, but a bad antenna is way better than no
antenna. I'm a big fan of experimenting and seeing what works and then
getting on the air. I can't believe some of the contacts I've made.

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Hisashi T Fujinaka - htodd at twofifty.com
BSEE + BSChem + BAEnglish + MSCS + $2.50 = coffee