Kinda is not even close.
I tested some Maldol whips with an MFJ259B. At that time the 40, 20
and 10 meter versions were available from my local radio dealer.
The 10m is fine, and resonates at a little less than 29meg.
The 20m will not go under 16.5 mhz even with a counterpoise.
The 40m is similarly high.
The resonant points had reasonable SWRs, just too high in frequency in
the 40 and 20 cases.
I don't know how any of the other available bands work other than the
3 I tested.
If someone could find a way to extend the whip a couple feet in a way
that would be strong and light, they might work OK.
tom
wa2phw
--- In FT817@y..., "Richard B Drake" <rich@w...> wrote:
Nope, with the 20 meter Maldol mounted directly on the FT-817, I get
4 to 5
bars in on the SWR display and have been completely unable to adjust
that or
make a contact with it. Mounting it on the Z11 tuner will give you a
perfect
match and then it also works!
