Danny:
I seriously had thought of the super antennas, but went for a
screw-driver-type mobile HF antenna with a Turbo-tuner tuning device for the
motor home set-up.
But, if I ever were to need something again for portable HF operation, the
super antennas would be something I'd seriously look at again, for the
reasons you suggest.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Danny Dyer" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 11:12 PM
Subject: Re: Buddy Pole Antenna
> Hi Bobby, Tom, and all, give some consideration to the Super Antennas MP1,
> manual screw driver type antenna. It's much easier and more reliable to
> tune than the antennas that use clip leads or plug in leads to establish
> best frequency-noise dratio and lowest SWR. A couple of us, Jack
> McSpadden,
> wa5rop in Little Rock, and I have and use the antennas well. HTH, Danny
> Dyer, Wb4idu.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 10:54 PM
> Subject: Re: Buddy Pole Antenna
>
>
>> Bobby:
>>
>> I owned and used a Buddipole antenna for my HF set-up in a camper for a
>> while, and I'd say you basically have the right idea. However, I will
>> tell
>> you that I eventually sold the antenna because it simply was too hard for
>> me
>> to set up the coil taps and whip lengths exactly right so that I'd get
>> consistent tuning results on my preferred operating frequencies.
>>
>> Perhaps you are a much better person than I, and will have better luck
>> with
>> the antenna than I did.
>>
>> My experience was that when it worked, it really worked, although tuning
>> it
>> effectively was a problem which I never quite solved.
>>
>> Here's the address of Budd Drummond (W3FF), the actual maker of the
>> Buddipole antenna system:
>>
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>> When you write to him, feel free to use my name and call, because Budd
>> spent
>> a great deal of time working with me, trying to get my Buddipole system
>> to
>> work well. Through it all, I do think he came to understand some of the
>> realities that blind hams like us face when trying to use an antenna
>> system
>> like this.
>>
>> Hope this helps at least a little, and please keep us posted on how you
>> do
>> with the Buddipole.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Bobby Druesedow" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 6:09 PM
>> Subject: Buddy Pole Antenna
>>
>>
>>> Hello:
>>>
>>> I have gotten a buddy pole antenna recently. Can anyone give me any
>>> suggestions on how to set it up? I know that you have to move the
>>> telescoping parts of the antenna out so much for each band, but am not
>>> sure
>>> how much to move them out. Thanks for the help.
>>>
>>> Bobby Druesedow
>>> Callsign W5OJT
>>> Visit my web page at
>>> HYPERLINK http://www.aledobb.com/druesedow
>>> http://www.aledobb.com/druesedow
>>>
>>>
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>>
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