They say, no need and, no way to tune anything but your rig.  Jim 
WA6EKS

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Gerry Leary <[log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Date sent: Sat, 30 Jun 2012 09:46:05 -0600
>Subject: Re: The Alpha 1 antenna?

>Do you know if you tune the match box or not?
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]
>To: <[log in to unmask]
>Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 8:49 PM
>Subject: Re: The Alpha 1 antenna?


>> Hi John, Well I know about verticals needing radials, but I 
don't
>> think this one even has lugs or a way to attach radials.  I 
asked
>> my friend who bought one.  At any rate, the antenna can be tuned
>> on all it's bands, I guess that's 75 through 6 meters.  Who
>> knows, maybe it's just a giant dummy load, Smile! Jim WA6EKS

>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: John Miller <[log in to unmask]
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Date sent: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:44:31 -0400
>> Subject: Re: The Alpha 1 antenna?

>> a lot of verticals advertise they don't  need radials but that's
>> not true,
>> they may work without but not well.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]
>> To: <[log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:02 PM
>> Subject: The Alpha 1 antenna?


>> Hi Danny, have you ever heard of the Alpha 1 antenna? It's a 13
>> foot telescopic whip that you mount on a mast, no radials
>> required, just a 20 foot run of coax from the antenna to a
>> matchbox, then another short run from the matchbox to the rig.
>> It's on sale for $99 this month from somewhere in Kentucky, I
>> think called the Radio Mart.  Normally sells for $199 and is
>> supposed to be good from 75 meters through 6.  Sounds too good
>> to
>> be true but a local friend of mine got one and is trying it out.
>> I've talked to him but don't have much information yet.  Jem
>> WA6EKS