This is a knock-off of an antenna offered by Force 12 a few years ago. I had one. It worked okay. It is basically a vertical dipole with feed-point lumped inductance that is tapped by switching a relay box. It is shortened, so the t-bars provide added end capacitance. Unlike the BuddiPole, you don't have to mess with the coil taps, manually. You can sit at the radio and turn the rotary switch. But, it is not as portable as the BuddiPole, either. So, I currently have a BuddiPole which I sometimes take with me and the K3/100 when I travel. I use the BuddiPole in conjunction with a small MFJ transmatch. So, I use maybe two different tap postions on the coils for 10 through 40. Any losses due to high SWR at the feedpoint are more than compensated for by the convenience of not having to play with those flimsy tap gizmos.
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