Howard,

I've been using the Cobra Ultralite Senior for almost three years, and like 
it very much.  Mine plays very well on 80 and 40, and somewhat well on 20 
and 17.  I've tried it on 10, and I know it works, but don't really know how 
well as I haven't seen much 10-meter activity here in New England.  On 80, 
where it seems to work best, people give me the same S-meter readings as I 
give them, which I realize isn't necessarily a good indication of how things 
are working.  On some of the other bands, I tend to hear better than people 
hear me, which makes me suspect that maybe the antenna isn't working as well 
as it should.

It's an easy antenna to put up, and I have mine strung between two trees, 
about 20 feet off the ground.  It might work better if I could raise the 
center up another 30 feet or so, but I haven't figured out a good way to 
support the center.  Raising the center might also make it play better on 
the higher frequencies, but I won't know unless and until I try it.  I'm 
quite sure I could do better with a beam on a tower, but I have to say that 
this antenna does quite well for a one-size-fits-all antenna.  Incidentally, 
I haven't had to repair it even though we get some 50MPH winds during the 
winter.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 18:30
Subject: Re: Amplifiers


> John I am very interested in the cobra, what do you think of yours?
> I'd like to use it on 160 through 10.
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