Mark S. Holden wrote:

I use an active whip for camping trips and vacations - largely because
they're easy to transport and set up. The one I'm using now is a 3
meter whip that folds like a tent pole with an impedance matching
transformer, and a milspec Avantek low noise high gain amp.

What model Avantek amp' are you using?

HFguy wrote:
Mark S. Holden wrote:

I use an active whip for camping trips and vacations - largely because
they're easy to transport and set up. The one I'm using now is a 3
meter whip that folds like a tent pole with an impedance matching
transformer, and a milspec Avantek low noise high gain amp.


What model Avantek amp' are you using?

It's an AMG-502M. It's a 15v preamp, but I run it (and my 7030+) on
14.4v nimh battery packs.

Gain is 30db. It's rated for 5-500mhz but I generally dial in some
attenuation on the radio below about 5mhz because it's still got more
gain than you need (or want) down there.