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Everybody's Dipole is the Best!
Freedom Forged:
I am swimming in a sea of choices when it come to an HF dipole for 15,20,40 and 80 and EVERY manufacture touts theirs as the best one. It is really hard to narrow it down. It's crazy! I want a good quality antenna but it's absurd that some wire antennas are $300.00 bucks.
Flight-ER-Doc:
A dipole? Just build one, for around $30...
You need a center connector, two end insulators and sufficient wire. Back in the day you could buy all this stuff at RadioShack for $10.
Tempstar:
Or a G5RV for multiple bands: 102' of wire connected to 32' of ladder line (450 ohm) connected to coax $50
fan dipole with the 4 bands you want $40 to free, depending on your parts box.
Tevin:
--- Quote from: Flight-ER-Doc on May 31, 2017, 03:04:27 PM ---A dipole? Just build one, for around $30...
You need a center connector, two end insulators and sufficient wire. Back in the day you could buy all this stuff at RadioShack for $10.
--- End quote ---
This ^^ is the truth.
There are not too many situations where a commercially made dipole is warranted. And yes, I can't believe people spend up to $500 for a dipole. Wow, did I ever go into the wrong profession!
If you must buy a dipole, the Alpha-Delta DX-CC is a good bang for the buck and they sell for about $150.
ghrit:
"HF dipole for 15,20,40 and 80"
First thing that leaps into my MT head is "fan dipole." Second is OCF. Buy or build, it's up to you. Remember you are trading time to build for convenience with a buy.
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