Hi Gang,
I've seen / used small antennas before ( the HT-750 antennas for
starters and the the PW-1 now )and have come to a conclusion; they work
but not well!
Don't take this the wrong way... they do work, ( yes I've worked DX on a
40inch whip), but poorly due to the physical/electrical size of them as
compared to a regular HF antenna.
If there is no choice then of course use a shortened antenna, but most
of the time there is an option.
Any light weight end feed wire of lenght(without coax)or light weight
dipole (or V ) with coax/twinlead will outdo the small antenna easily (
and prob fit in a zip-lock bag).
comments welcome
best
Tom aa2vk
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