John,

As for what to put up next, I guess the choices are endless.  There are 
many brands of the old tried and true G5RV, in various lengths.   If you 
want to keep using the tuner, there is the Cobra Ultralite, or  the 
cheap homebrew "as much wire as you can get in the air and feed with 
open wire".

If you want to go coax fed resonant, Alpha Delta makes a bunch as well 
as Spi-ro, and Hypower antennas.  I'm currently running one from 
Hypower, others on the list are using Alpha Delta, Cobra, and open wire fed.

Boils down to space, bands of interest, type of feed and cost.  Of 
course there are a multitude of options and  brands out there, these are 
just a few that popped into my head.

Good luck, happy hunting, Steve KW3A




On 1/13/2012 10:07 PM, John Vernaleken wrote:
> Thanks Steve
> I thought Tom had one but could not remember. Looking for suggestions. I
> have a vertical, still interested in some type of wire.
>
> John  KC2QJB
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Steve Forst
> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 9:31 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Antenna Question
>
> John,
>
> Tom KB8TYJ  had a Radio Works compact 160 and had  trouble with it
> several times and finally just took it down.   The problem was water
> getting into the balun (or matching  unit, I forget which). Someone else on
> this list from across the pond also had water problems with a Radio
> Works antenna.   If you read e-ham reviews for their products, you will
> see it isn't a rare thing.
>
> If you live in the desert, they may be great antennas, but of course you may
> wind up with sand inside it.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
> On 1/13/2012 8:36 PM, John Vernaleken wrote:
>> Hello All,
>> Does anyone have  or know someone who has a Radioworks Compact
>> Carolina Windom? Since I am lot size challenged I am considering
>> everything. The squirrels  just ate my G5RV JR.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> John  KC2QJB
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> John  KC2QJB
>>
>>
>>
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