[Kenwood] Antennas

Sat May 19 23:29:14 EDT 2012

Which is why is put in the caveat of " Note, I am a
casual HF user, not a contestor or DX chaser."
The TarHeel has served me well for my type of usage (casual HF mobile 
during long cross country trips). To me a simple compact package that 
gives good performance and minimum fuss (including NOT carrying and 
switching to extra antennas for each band and a bulky tuner) was the 
goal. Compared to what I had (i.e. nothing), I don't feel I've given up 
anything.
This set of compromises serves me well. Your Mileage obviously varies. 
Maybe we can get a chance to discuss it on the air sometime.
73
Randy
On 5/19/2012 22:02, ny6p01 at gmail.com wrote:
> Tarheel ant's and like designs are pretty inefficient designs. You give up a
> lot by having that wide coverage in a compact package. It has it's uses, no
> doubt, but if maximum signal is the goal, I'd go with a long whip instead.
> JMHO. :)
>> Terry
>