[Elecraft] Craig KD0TXL...best antenna

[Phil Wheeler]

Yes, wouldn't want him to believe it will 
withstand "asteroid & comet impacts" :-)

But in fairness, the reviews of this antenna at 
eHam are surprisingly positive: 
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/5838

One of my earliest antennas, in the 1954-55 
timeframe was a gerrymandered classical Windom 
with a single wire feed, no transformers, etc. -- 
and one not very high up. Since I didn't know any 
better, it worked great and I worked lots of DX 
running 75 Watts (DC input power) on 40-80 CW. Of 
course, later I learned that it's a very poor 
antenna so I'd never use one now ;-)

73, Phil W7OX

On 12/7/15 7:40 PM, Wes (N7WS) wrote:
> Oh please.  The OP is a beginner...don't feed 
> him BS.
>
> On 12/7/2015 8:28 PM, Tom Fitzgerald via 
> Elecraft wrote:
>> 7-band, no tuner required, Buckmaster OCF 
>> dipole...except no substitutes. Built like a 
>> tank's tank. Mine has been up for years thru 
>> high winds (100mph+), ice storms as well as 
>> asteroid & comet impacts. Very low to flat SWR 
>> on all bands that it's designed to operate on. 
>> Great signal reports worldwide. Mine is 
>> installed as an inverted V. Get one. Thank me 
>> later. You're welcome in advance.
>>
>> kd0bcf