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Has proven excellent
Posted by Daniel Aharon on 11th Feb 2021
I had operated with this 80-10 wire for several years, and enjoyed excellent performance despite only two-story elevation and proximity to high-voltage transfer wires. Then one pole snapped in a very high-wind Nor'Easter; entirely my fault for hard-fastening it too taught between mountpoints. Brian helped me get back on the air, and he also took the time to explain in an email chain much more about antennas and propagation than I knew. It's been a great experience both for my rig and for my brain.
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Great Performing WTFG 80-10 125' Dipole
Posted by Unknown on 27th Jan 2021
Really pleased with the quality and the performance of my 10-80 dipole fed with your 100ft of 600 ohm ladderline.All reports on 10-80 meter bands are 2 S units better than my homemade Carolina Window at the same height off the ground and my receive has less noise than any wire antenna I have. Even during a heavy rain it is a very quiet antenna.Very pleased and would highly recommend this antenna to anyone looking for a real performing inverted V antenna.I have it at 60ft at the apex and Ihear everything here at my MountainTop QTH and not effected by the high winds I get here at all.Thanks for building a great quality antenna at a great price for how well it receives and transmit on every band,10-80 meters.Would buy your other antennas simply because they perform as advertised and should hold up to my extreme weather conditions I get here regularly year round.
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First Choice for HF EMCOMM
Posted by K7SFA on 20th Dec 2020
I have several antenna designs for portable EMCOMM and QRP use. Unless I'm restricted by available space considerations, this antenna is by far my first choice to use. It's simple and quick to set up by one person and it is the most effective portable antenna I've found, especially when operating QRP portable.
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Works great in spite of site limitations
Posted by Len KC3OND on 10th Nov 2020
I wanted to get on 80 meters without having enough space for an 80 meter wire. I have only 90 feet but Brian felt I would still be able to reach 80 meters by letting the two ends drop down 15 feet. He was correct!
I followed his suggestions to use a Paradan Antenna Disconnect for Twin Lead going into two coaxial cable center connectors to bring the line into my shack and an MFJ-993b tuner.
The antenna is a simple, but elegant and well engineered system. I couldn't be happier with both the products and Brian's support.
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Super Star Antenna!
Posted by Unknown on 20th Oct 2020
I put this antenna up and used a dxengineering 6:1 balun with it. It works great on all bands and I have been knocking down the required countries remaining for 80 meter for 5BDXCC! Thanks for a GREAT product! Ronnie W5SUM
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Excellent QRP Antenna
Posted by Rosario DiPeri on 26th Aug 2020
I bought the 80 - 10 meter version.
No loading problems thanks to the 4:1 balun.
Top quality construction, and design, give maximum power out for QRP operation where every watt counts!
Great customer service.
This is the best antenna I have ever used in my forty years as a ham.
KA2Z
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Lowest loss = More power out!
Posted by Pat on 19th Jan 2020
True ladder line fits into my low loss philosophy of antenna systems. I am impressed with the no splice construction and rugged unique insulators. This combined with my balanced tuner allows even my QRP signal to be heard while others lose more than my finals put out.
Thank you for a fine product.
72's N3MIT
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Excellent Antenna!
Posted by Carl on 28th Jul 2019
I took this antenna out of the box, and I hoisted it up between two trees in a state park for field day. With an MFJ auto-tuner, my Icom 7100, and a pc, I made over 200 FT-8 contacts across the bands for our club! Love these products as much as the service from this company!
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Works as advertised
Posted by Josh Rovero on 27th Jul 2019
Sturdily constructed and very light, so it doesn't sag excessively between end supports (trees, for me). Matches easily on all bands 80 - 10 meters.
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Great antenna
Posted by Al on 1st Aug 2018
I lost my 75ft tower and Steppir to a tornado. I needed something I could get up quickly. I had never tried open wire feed. This antenna is well made and worth the money. I added a 4:1 balun and got the antenna up 60ft in the air. I have used it on all bands 80-6, and it is a great performer. An open wire fed non-resonant antenna. No more unbalanced resonant antennas for me. In the month and a half it has been up, I have WAS on two bands, DXCC and WAC with this antenna. Plus, 16 DXCC On 6 meters. This antenna was a great surprise to me, and my first experience with open wire. The tuner in my ICOM amp matches all bands except 30m. I use an MFJ tuner for 30, and no problems.
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