Re: [QRP-L] Re: [Elecraft] Wow, antennas really do matter

2006-03-20 Thread wd0t
: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 11:00 PM Subject: [QRP-L] Re: [Elecraft] Wow, antennas really do matter The stock PAC-12 does pretty well; in the HFPack tests it was less than 1dB down from a 16' wire with a single elevated radial on 20M. The MP1 performed

Re: [Elecraft] Wow, antennas really do matter

2006-03-20 Thread Roland Elvie Whitsitt
What's that saying? A good antenna can over come a bad rig. But a good rig can't over come a bad antenna. n5vwn - Original Message - From: Chris Kantarjiev [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 8:33 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Wow,

RE: [Elecraft] Wow, antennas really do matter

2006-03-20 Thread Mark Saunders, KJ7BS
Ok, I've read about the PAC-12 antenna and I'm almost convinced to get/build one. It's a short vertical, right? What is its performance? It's got to be a compromise, right? Would a larger coil diameter with wider spacing between the winds improve performance? Mark Saunders, KJ7BS Glendale,

Re: [Elecraft] Wow, antennas really do matter

2006-03-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yesit is a compromise...all short antenna are.but it did very well in the HFPack antenna shootout, a comparision test of various portable antennas. See info on the HFPack web site : http://hflink.com/hfpack/index.html Rich k2cpe K2 #1102 Mark Saunders, KJ7BS wrote: Ok, I've read

Re: [Elecraft] Wow, antennas really do matter

2006-03-20 Thread Leigh L. Klotz, Jr.
The stock PAC-12 does pretty well; in the HFPack tests it was less than 1dB down from a 16' wire with a single elevated radial on 20M. The MP1 performed similarly. I would expect the Buddistick that Elecraft sells to be in similar territory. I don't think that the loading coil is a big issue,