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E-Mailed Report 1
of 3:
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Hi Alan
Thought i would drop you a note we had a great 13 day cruise up into the New England States with stops in Quebec AND Halifax as well as Newport, Bar Harbor, Portland, and don't forget Boston we didn't get off as it was the only rainy day we had and living a few miles south of there didn't think there was any thing we haven't all ready done with the family. i did have a lot of time to try out the new Antennas for both HF and SWL both in port and also while out at sea. even with the band conditions the way they have been i was able to copy qso's from the West Coast, South Africa, Europe, as well as some local station's on 40 and 75. i did get a chance to try out the SWL Antenna several nights and that too worked very well on my Kenwood TH6A. it takes the radio from hearing just about nothing with the whip antenna that comes with it
to a very useful radio that i for one like to take along with me on my vacation's i did meet a couple of hams while using the radio on deck they were very in pressed and were going to contact you when they got back home to Ca. it's such a small world out there! well that's about all we have for now Alan
73
Bill Needham
K1wn
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E-Mailed Report 2
of 3:
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Just posted to the
R20 users group:
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I stumbled across a
new antenna from Performance HF, designed especially for HT's
like the R20. I read the specs, was a bit skeptical, but ordered
one anyhow just to try it out and compare it with the other
antennas I have used.
Gentlemen (and
ladies) throw out your Miraclewhips and the stock R20 whip, this
new whip is absolutely incredible. Sigs that were unreadable on
the stock whip, popped out of the noise. Signals that were S2 on
the so-called "Miraclewhip" were S7-S8 with the new
whip.
Now, this isnt a cure
all, but I was fascinated as hell how this thing could
outperform every other antenna I have used (except, of course,
my beam and the longwire). I e-mailed the inventor, and we
exchanged several msgs back and forth. First of all, he was most
accommodating and willing to talk and explain. Second, he
Fedexed the antenna to me overnight at no extra charge. Third,
he tossed in a few bonus goodies and asked me to put the antenna
thru its paces and report back to him.
The antenna comes
with both a BNC and a PL-259 adaptor. There are two models: one
for shortwave broadcast listening and one for the ham bands. I
bought the Performance HAM/HT model. Bands are selected by means
of a series of mini-switches on the antenna's base. When it
arrived, I plugged it in, tuned to WWV on 10.000, and its sig
was barely audible. Pushing the 20 M button on the antenna, I
was amazed to hear WWV suddenly at S5. I replaced the
Performance antenna with the stock whip and nothing, no WWV.
What a difference! I tried the Miraclewhip, still no WWV. Back
to the Performance whip, and WWV was once again S5-6.
I'd be interested in
hearing of others' experiences with this new whip. It's hard to
describe what an improvement this antenna makes: you have to
hear it for yourself.
Their web site is
http://www.performancehf.com/products.html
By the way, I have no relationship to or interest in this company.
This report is unbiased from an Extra Class ham with 53 years on the air.
73, Jim, K2JXW (
http://arlhs.com )
PS: I begged the inventor to come up with a model capable of being used on
transmit as well as receive.
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Jim, K2JXW (Extra Class, QCWA - 50+ yrs)
Founder & President of the ARLHS,
The Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society:
with over 1500 paid members and almost
FOUR MILLION online visitors, the largest
lighthouse society of its kind in the world.
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E-Mailed Report 3
of 3:
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The antenna was here
when I got home. Thanks for the super fast shipping.
I have been using it
for just a little while now but it definitely provides an
incredible increase in signal strength. Signals that did not
register on the S meter at all are now two or three bars on the
R-20.
The only drawback is
that I will be tired all day because I've stayed up late
listening to a world of signals I could never hear before.
I will send you some
cash to cover the added shipping expense.
Thanks again.
Casey Crane
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5.0/5.0 in eHam.net Reviews
as of 6/11/2008
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