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Old 03-31-2008, 11:19 AM   #4
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Hi Bill,
Never used a Buddipole, but have used 'Hamstick' dipoles fed with 50ohm coax through a LDG Z100 tuner while at camp with pretty good results. Has anyone ever done a comparison between the two on different bands? I think with the BP it would be easier to change bands since all you need to do is move shorting or tap jumpers. With the 'Hamstick' dipoles I have to unscrew them and screw in the different bands. I've pretuned and marked the whips for the different bands to make it a little easier. Never had any issue with RF feedback. The 'Sticks' cost about $15 each (2 per dipole per band (80, 40, 20)= $90) + $10 for the adapter = $100+/-. Much cheaper than a BP but a little more work. Good luck with the testing and 73
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