I own a Tak-Tenna. I selected it because I have almost no space on my lot for
a dipole. First, it is easy to build. Second, don't try this antenna without
an antenna analyzer. I have the 40 meter version and it works. During the
worldwide SSB contest I was able to talk to Finland, New
What really matters with any antenna design is to compare the antenna
against another antenna to find out the actual real world performance.
Most Tak-tenna users have not done this from what I have been reading.
This is probably due to not having the space for a full size antenna,
since if
There's a lot of talk about really small antennas. Their performance is
generally disappointing, but better than nothing. Check out the HF-Pack
antenna shootouts at http://hfpack.com/antennas . They date from 2002 or
so and don't include the TAK-tenna. However, discussions in online groups
make
