I personally would not call paying $130 for a base loaded five foot whip
without a counterpoise to be a "minimalist" approach, but to each his
own. If you want to "intentionally put limits on the gear" it would be
far cheaper (as well as more effective) to hang simply an appropriate
length of #24 wire on the wall with masking tape.
And I still say that the manufacturer's claims are ridiculous ... read
them yourself if you don't believe me.
Dave AB7E
On 11/29/2012 5:36 PM, Andrew Moore wrote:
Good for you Philip - and I hope what they take away from this is that you
can gain loads of enjoyment from seemingly minimalist setups.
That's the thrill of QRP: Doing more with less, and sometimes intentionally
putting limits on the gear to see just what you can do with almost nothing.
For many, it amplifies the fun factor.
No disrespect to QRO and bigger/better antennas... they're great too.
73,
--Andrew, NV1B
maineware.net
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On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 5:25 PM, David Gilbert <xda...@cis-broadband.com>wrote:
I sincerely hope nobody takes you seriously. It may radiate something,
but the manufacturer's claims for this antenna are simply ridiculous.
Dave AB7E
On 11/29/2012 3:07 PM, Philip G0ISW wrote:
You may be surprised with the results.
My Miracle Whip antenna was used by me extensively on holiday in France
with
a Yaesu FT-817 and I was working all over Europe on it with 5 Watts on SSB
speech.
My best DX with the Miracle whip was indoors from home on 14 MHz when I
worked Venezuela in South America again with 5 Watts SSB speech.
Hope that encourages you to use it.
73 de Philip G0ISW
http://www.qsl.net/g0isw
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