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 >>>> >>>> >>>> No virus found in this outgoing message. >>>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>>> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1209 - Release Date: >>>> 1/4/2008 >>>> 12:05 PM >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >