John, how long is the cobra antenna?  If I have the space I might look in
to trying it.

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of John Miller
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 6:13 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Cobra Antenna

I used one a couple years ago and the only reason I'm not using it now is I
don't have the land for it. I loved it. I'm not sure on the internal tuner
as I had an amp at the time so needed an external tuner for the amp but I
know when not using the amp at times I would put the tuner in bypass mode
and run the tuner in the radio and I don't recall it ever having a problem.

I miss that antenna, best wire antenna I've ever had. I did an a/b
comparison with other antennas, I had the land for it and any other multi
band antenna I tried at that location it had them beat on most bands
noticeably. I'm not talking an s1 on one antenna was an s9 on the cobra,
but the noise level was lower in general and often, especially on 75, 40
and 160 though I had few to compare it with on 160, often I could see an s5
signal turn in to an S7 by switching antennas. I had a G5RV up almost the
whole time I had the cobra up and it really beat the g5rv everywhere but 12
and 10 meters where neither one is worth anything because it's just too
long and they were about equal there but any other band, that cobra was
equal to and more often beating anything else I compared it with. I just
wish I had the room where I am now to put one up though what I have works
for what I want to do with it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "brady" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 11:49 PM
Subject: Cobra Antenna


> Hello to the Group!
>
> Curious if any of you are using a COBRA Antenna?  If so, how is it 
> working for you?
>
> Also, how is it working with an automatic internal tuner?
>
> Any info would be appreciated!
>
> 73
>
> Brady
> w7ypz