I have no idea what this Miracle Whip is or what it cost, but if Philip gained that much enjoyment from it and encouraged others, sounds like he wins.
--Andrew On Nov 29, 2012, at 9:16 PM, David Gilbert <xda...@cis-broadband.com> 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 >> <xda...@cis-broadband.com>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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
