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Bob Camp
Hi Pres,
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I think the issue is the frame of reference. "exhibits remarkable DX performance for a 50-inch whip on the FT-817" I suspect it works *every* bit as well as any other 2:1 VSWR / 50 inch long whip mounted on a one square foot ground plane on 160 meters ..... It's a little like "goes just as fast as my Buick, after I hit the tree ..." Note that I carefully avoided bringing KIA, my Ford Expedition, or the Bills into the conversation :) Bob Camp KB8TQ -----Original Message-----
From: Pres Waterman [mailto:pres@...] Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 3:38 PM To: FT817@... Subject: Re: [FT817] New Antenna for the FT-817 and other QRP portables... Is it April 1 already? Thanks Pres Waterman W2PW c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc. Long Island Ford and Kia dealer GO BILLS! ----- Original Message ----- From: <lebloke@...> To: <FT817@...> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 12:54 PM Subject: [FT817] New Antenna for the FT-817 and other QRP portables... > Press Release > > June 15th, 2001 > Montreal, Quebec > > > The Miracle Antenna Company is pleased to announce the release of The > Miracle Whip for the FT-817. > > The Miracle Whip is an all-band (1.8 to 450 mhz) 50-inch whip antenna > with integrated tuner for transmitting and receiving that mounts > directly on the FT-817. It operates with a typical SWR of 2:1 or > better across this entire range, and may be operated without a ground. > > The Miracle Whip exhibits remarkable DX performance for a 50-inch > whip on the FT-817 (and should do just as well on any similar rig). We > have consistently worked DX stations on SSB under good conditions in > our tests; we are confident there is no other antenna its size on the > market that will perform as well or better. In fact we believe there > is no other antenna like it on the market, period. > > The Miracle Whip uses a uniquely designed C-VAT - a Continuously > Variable Autotransformer - to match the whip to the 50-ohm output of > the radio. Tune-up may be accomplished simply by peaking the one-knob > tuning dial for maximim signal strength on receive - the antenna is > then tuned for transmitting. > > The July issue of QST magazine will contain an article by our chief > designer, Robert Victor VA2 ERY, on building a Miracle Whip yourself. > We have engineered an electrically similar, but mechanically > different, high-quality precision-mechanism version of this antenna > built to commercial standards to offer to our clients. > > The Miracle Whip will retail for $109.95, but may be ordered for a > limited time via our website for $79.95. Groups members are invited to > visit www.miracleantenna.com to review more information on the Miracle > Whip and our other fine products. > > Readers may submit questions regarding The Miracle Whip to > lebloke@.... > > Thank you! > |
