Well, I never operated from uncomfortable locations like above the tree
line, but my experience with portable antennas has been the same. Short
loaded antennas are not as good as wires. I prefer a dipole that can be
configured as a sloper, V, etc. I have a 33' collapsible fiberglass
pole that has been useful where there aren't enough trees. It's not
really suitable for backpacking, but smaller and lighter ones are available.
73,
Vic, 4X6GP/K2VCO
Rehovot, Israel
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
On 20 Jul 2015 12:46, Rick M0LEP wrote:
So far, I've found nothing that comes close, and there's nothing
more frustrating than getting to the top and then finding the antenna
you have is doing a poor job. I now regard anything which relies on
loading coils with deep suspicion. That coil's usually doing a fine
job of converting RF to heat. One such antenna I tested against an
inverted-V dipole turned out to be over 20dB down on the dipole for
40 metres.
On Sun 19 Jul Wayne Burdick wrote:
But the search for the ideal miniature HF antenna continues:
something both very compact *and* highly efficient. Ideally it
would break down to a length of 8" or less, do an excellent job on
20 meters and up, and earn a passing grade on 30 and/or 40 meters.
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