Chris:

No problem on the Buddipole info.  If you should decide to purchase the
antenna system, please let me know.

The manufacturer (Budd, W3FF) is very willing to work with us to come up
with workable ways to mark the coils for the taps.  In fact, I'm sure that
if enough of us were to buy one, and work with him, he'd design something
for us to use.  He has said as much to me in a number of e-mails we have
been sending back and forth.

As I said earlier, I have not had much time to work with the antenna, due to
professional, family, and other obligations, but I hope to have some more
time once my teaching year ends in May.

Please keep me posted;  I really think the Buddipole is well worth the
money.

Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Moore" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: portable hf antennas


> Thanks Tom,
> I took a quick look at the buddiploe, and it appears to be well
constructed
> with many excellent reviews.  By the time you add the tripod and 16' mast
> you're up to around $350.  But if it's durable and easy to assemble, it
> could be a viable alternative for a lot of folks.  I guess the tricky part
> for us would be to place the coil taps in the correct spot.  Perhaps we
> could make a template for each band oout of hard plastic.  You would slip
> the template over the end of the coil, attach the clip at the proper spot
> on the coil and remove the template.  You could make separate templates
for
> each band and mark them with braille or large numbers.
> Again, I'm not speaking from experience, jsut off the top of my head.
>
> Thanks again for the suggestions.
> Chris
>