Richard:

Well, I was always curious about the buddipole as well, so I guess I'm now
going to learn all about it.  HI!  HI!  HI!

It sure seems like it ought to work, once I can figure out how to use it.

There are a number of antenna whips and tapped coils that are configured in
various ways for various bands, and I think I am correct in saying that the
antenna supposedly tunes up anywhere from 40 through 2 meters, depending on
what you want.

I also understand that there is an 80-meter  section that will become
available soon.

Sure sounds interesting.

Will keep everyone posted, once I correspond with Bud (W3FF), and get on the
buddipole discussion group.

If anyone has more info or experience, keep it coming please.

Best 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
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Subject: Re: buddy pole antenna


> HI folks,
>
> I'm curious about this myself.
>
> sPeaking of strange dipole arrangements that were semiportable anybody
> remember the Trick STick/
>
> USed one on 11 meters from an apartment downtown des MOines for
> awhile.  IT did 6 and 2 meters and some other stuff too, longest might
> have been 15 though.
>
> My emergency deployment antennas consist of a twinlead j pole and a 5
> band hustler trap vertical I used to have attached to a clothesline
> pole in Iowa.  I have to strap the vertical to the luggage rack on the
> top of the van however.
>
> I do sound reinforcement so I have these tripod stands that you use
> for speaker cabinets and light arrays.  IT's pretty stout stuff, and
> with some sandbags or bricks to help weight down the tripod base i"m
> in business about ten minutes after I arrive.
>
> Am always interested and think I may have read about this antenna
> before in POpular communications.  Am I right?
>
> 73 de nf5b
>
>
>
> Richard Webb
>
> Electric Spider Productions
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