[Elecraft] Buddy Pole

[Edward R Cole]

I got to see the Buddy Pole antenna for first time at FD last 
weekend.  Very impressed in quality of materials and ease of 
installation.  It was set up for 40m and I helped them tune it by use 
of my MFJ-269B antenna tuner.  The loading coil arrangement was a 
little awkward, I thought.  By nicer to have a roller inductor for 
quicker adjustment. A single radial wire was used and 2:1 balun to 
get 1.2 SWR.  Stepped 1:1/2:1/4:1 balun was nice.  Buddy tripod and 
fabric carrying case had me thinking this would be handy for portable 
operation with my RV at CG's.

I do not operate HF mobile so that would save having an antenna on 
the truck (its outfitted with 2m/70cm whip, 6m whip, and 2m 
horizontal loop for SSB).

73, Ed - KL7UW
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