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> ...Looking for a small (pack-away in a suit-case and going to bahamas
> on a cruise line for vacation antenna.) I found three on the Yahoo
search
> that looked good. the buddiepole, the Ventura, the miracle whip
>
> each one claims to have all band and each one says has at least some gain>
The small portable antennas do not show gain over their full sized big
brothers.
For direct comparisons of portable;/packable antennas, see HFPack.com.
Vertical antennas are compared at
http://www.hflink.com/hfpack/antennas/shootoutvertical2002.html and
horizontal antennas at
http://www.hflink.com/hfpack/antennas/shootouthorizontal2002.html .
Beside efficiency, of course one must be concerned about size and
ruggedness. The "Miracle Whip" is quite small, and for some this outweigh
its low efficiency. The Ventanna is helically wound with18 inch sections
and is very rugged as well as doing well in the HFPack 20 meter Shootout.
The Buddipole is a rugged antenna with tapped coils on rigid forms, rather
than a more fragile B&W Airdux (tm) style. Take a look at all the antennas
on HFPack.
I use a Superantenas MP-1, which in its small version can be carried inside
its own loading coil/sleeve. I am informed that some travellers have been
required to placed their MP-1's in checked baggage sic ethey might be used
as a baton or club. (No one has yet made me do this with heavier -- much
more suitable for clubbing -- laptop batteries.)
Cortland
KA5S
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