Hi Tom, for your RV situation, I believe you made the best decision, because
of automatic pushbutton tuning.
Hope your Station's working out well, Danny.
----- Original Message -----
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 11:31 PM
Subject: Re: Buddy Pole Antenna
> 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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