Telamon wrote:
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Mark do you have the + version. Mine has a three position antenna switch
on the back with a whip amplifier as one position so no transformer
needed. Maybe you found the whip still works better with the transformer?

1. SO-239 socket 50 ohms.
2. SO-239 socket whip amp.
3. connect to the high impedance terminals.


Hi

I have the plus version with the noise blanker and notch filter.

I have my radio set for the normal 50 ohm input because I've also added
the Avantek 30db amp. Frankly, if I find a nice quiet 15-20db amp
that'll fit I may switch it out, as I end up dialing in some attenuation
below 5mhz.

I didn't try the antenna without the transformer because I bought a box
of 100 ferrite cores a while back, and given how much they've helped
with my home antennas, I just automatically include one on every antenna
I make.

In any event, the whip works incredibly well, so there's not much
incentive to change it.

I've done a fair amount of experimenting with portable antennas, as
vacations and camping trips are a great time for me to listen to
shortwave - and this one outperforms everything else I've tried, and
it's at least as portable as the LF engineering Skymatch it replaced.