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Re Superantenna MP1.? I am skeptical of the the performance of an antenna that is advertised to work from 2m to 80m. I assume you are also using some kind of "tuner."? How narrow is the antenna's bandwidth?? My experience with a manufactured antenna (that was very expensive) that was supposed to handle 6m to 160m was poor.? But then I was a radio amateur neophyte and believed the marketing hype.? I have given up childish ways.

OH8STN uses an MPAS II antenna from Chameleon when he works portable and seems to be happy with it.? It is, however, kinda pricey, I think.

My choice of antenna for portable work is an end fed half wave mono-band wire antenna.? It is cheap, it is resonant on the band and needs no tuner/matchbox.? I usually carry only one antenna, for the 20m band. But as summer progresses I also can carry antennas for 10 and 15 meter bands.? So, what weight I might save by not carrying a tuner, I may make up with carrying several antennas, as the case may be.? I have used a fiberglass telescopic fishing pole to support one end.? Very light weight, but very bendable.? I am considering purchasing a 7 meter or 10 meter telescopic mast from Spiderbeam.? The 7 meter mast is, collapsed, 71cm long and weights about 1.026 kg (about 2.3 pounds).? I don't like trees because I keep getting my wire or throw line caught in the branches and spend more time trying to get them free than doing radio.? I can also just lean the mast against a tree, and I am happy.

To round out my collection of end fed half wave antennas I do have antennas for 2m and 6m.? My supplier does not have such an antenna for 40m, unfortunately.?

Vy 73 de David, SV0SGS