Of course, the #24 wire taped to a wall in my apartment would be cheaper and my XYL would love it. ;-)
73, Robert-KP4Y David Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > >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 >> .. >> >> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 5:25 PM, David Gilbert >> <[email protected]>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 >>>> >>>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:[email protected] > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
