"N8KDV" wrote in message ...




Yes, it's quiet because it's just a 7' wire antenna.


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No its more than 7'. The instructions that come with it clearly state it is
a helically wound antenna with so much percent in the horizontal plane and so
many percent being in the vertical plane so its more than a 7' wire inside. If
it were just a 7' wire it would all be in the vertical plane. In all likelyhood its
probably more on the order of somewhere between 20 and 30' in a helical
arrangement. Whether or not its worth 200.00$ I guess is another story.
for me I think it is, its indestructable, it has withstood 70 mph winds, it has
a nice stainless steel mount making it easy to grd. right at the antenna. It is
filled with a urethane foam to keep out moisture and prevent it from making
noise when blowing around, and like you say it works quite well. And it
most definately worked better than my 70' wire with its S-1 to S-3 noise
level.


Jeff