8/10/2023 0 Comments Buddipole deluxe![]() Setup portable on a hill and worked the world. I took the plunge and ordered up my deluxe package from Martyn lynch. I love going portable and I was always looking for an antenna I could use but also enjoy setting up and experiment with. Simple, well built stable portable antenna A bit pricey, but if it works as well as it has so far at the house, it will be worth the price to me. I've used it several times from the house.just haven't taken it camping.yet. No issue with it falling over.even on the windy days I tested it. In this configuration, the antenna and mast is "rock solid". I set it up on a real windy day.and my technique, is to put out the guy ropes and get them close to right.then I lower the mast and make final antenna adjustments, then raise the mast back up until it's ALMOST fully extended.but has made the guy rope lines quite tight. I can move it to any open place in a campsite.and even change orientation of the dipole in a flash. The quality of the build is good and like how I can set it up anywhere with the tripod and guy ropes. I will only use the shorter whips that came with it for 2 meters. I get all of 20 well under 2:1, and the other bands also get all of the bands with low (usually under 1.5:1) SWR. I get a good bit of 40 under 2:1 (and I can tune ALL of 40 with my internal tuner on the FT991A). ![]() I used a Rigexpert antenna analyzer to set up initially and confirm tap settings and whip lengths. I later bought extra "taps" for the coil.and now have EVERY band preset so all I have to do is lower and move the wire to the right tap and change (if necessary) the whip length(s) to change bands. Almost every setting was exactly what their setup chart said it would be.with just a few needing "tweaking" (one band I set the black side coil one turn more and one band I set the whip to full instead of 5.5). Obtaining resonance with the longer whips. I was S9 with my 100 watts and buddipole set up at about 19 feet high. I wanted to see not only how strong my signal was with the new portable antenna, but also how my camping portable rig (Yaesu FT991A) sounded to them. My second contact was also on 40, with some friends on the East Coast that knew me. My first contact was on 40 after I set it up.worked E7DX on CW on 40. I've set it up in my yard (haven't gone camping since buying it). Good luck - I'm sure there are many that will have great successes with the "Buddipole". I will say that I did like the tripod very much and the guy wires - very nice design. And the banana plugs really are not the way to go. Both myself and my son believe there are much better options out there for the money shop around. I think that most of the reviews must be on 20 meters as I was able to tune the antenna well however, tuning did not come easy and the configurations provided in the directions were not even close for me. I gave the antenna to my son - same problem on 10 meters. I called Buddipole only to receive a short curt response - something to the effect of they are in the process of moving and don't have time to talk. Using a MFJ-259B, I seldom managed to get the SWR below 4. I've tried several configurations without success on 10 meter. I purchased this antenna based upon the great reviews of eHam. On the bottom of the Versahub™ is a threaded insert (1/4" x 20 threads) to attach a camera monopod, tripod, or vertical antenna clamp.Neat Setup - Much Better Options Available The coaxial connector is a BNC connector. The Versahub™ is manufactured from a custom injection mold and utilizes a fiberglass-reinforced nylon material designed for durability and strength. The radial wire is pre-marked with color-coded indicators for each band, and is intended to be used elevated from 2' - 6' above ground. The 31' wire radial is put up on a line winder and is intended for use on all bands 6m - 40m. The Buddistick PRO™ comes packaged in a compartmentalized 1000 denier Cordura™ portfolio bag and includes Versahub™ feed point, 2 aluminum arms, one standard telescopic whip, one adjustable coil, 3 coil clips, elevated radial system, as well as operating manual. ![]() Black Oxide Coated Eyehook with cord for stakingĭesigned as a multi-band, portable antenna for 40m - 6m, the Buddistick PRO™ is an excellent performer with any transceiver up to 250 watts. ![]() The Buddistick PRO™ Deluxe Package contains the following:Ĥ). ![]()
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