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I had Cliff set my J Pole to the center of the old Commercial band for me and figured it would have just a little bit higher SWR on Ham 2 Meter and 70 cm than it would normally be. Was I surprised! This antenna never got above 1.2:1 on either end of the Ham bands and the Swr meter NEVER MOVED in the Commercial band. (I did use a choke but doubt one is needed) There is another competitor selling for about $5 more + shipping that I bought a bit over a year ago that works just fine but it was bent pretty bad when I received it and had to spend a bit of time straightening it out. I bought this one to be able to take Camping in the mountains of Idaho, shipping box was tore up but the antenna was in perfect shape due to the way it was packed. I couldn't buy the materials, spend the time figuring the lengths, cutting, soldering and testing to come up with this antenna for the price Clif does it. Quality, Price, exactly as advertised, and FREE SHIPPING ... you can't beat it!!!Read full review
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I'm the Area Emergency Communications Coordinator in my neighborhood. I bought this antenna to go with my emergency communications gear. I like this antenna a lot. It disassembles down to less than 36" long and will fit inside a 5" tube for storage and protection. A couple suggestions--if possible, locate the SO 239 connector 90 degrees from it's current location. This will allow you to store this in a 4" diameter tube. Also, a brief instruction sheet stating how far above ground to place it to gain pest propagation would be helpful. Those aren't major deal-breakers, just some suggestions to make the antenna more functional.
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I live in a valley of the Ouachita Mtns. I went from a 1/2 wave ground plane vertical to this jpole out of curiosity. Repeaters I could barely hit with 40 watts I now hit with 25 and my return signals went from s4 to 7's and above at identical height without aggravation of ground plane radials. Swr good across the board, even on gmrs bands!! Great buy.
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I bought the antenna because it was a solid, inexpensive antenna with a proven design that I could make part of my emergency communications package. It is well built and collapsible, making it easy to transport without worrying that it will get ruined if something falls on it. I suspect that if I was to try to build just one I would easily spend much of the cost in just in collecting the parts; not to mention gas for the (at least) two trips to the hardware store.
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Got it all set up and running yesterday. So far the antenna has worked very well. Hooked it up to a Kenwood TM-281A. Love the entire set-up. The antenna is well made and easily worth the money spent. In fact I consider it to be a steal at this price. Well done Cliff KC0SDV! --... ...--
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