I have had this product for a few days, and I am pretty disappointed. I have tested it out with different ground plane configurations and find it very finicky and if you optimize it for the high bands, you get subpar performance on 40 and vice versa. REZ is making a big deal about the "switch", but that only starts the battle with the radials and whip which really defeats the point of what they are billing as a fast deployment, multiband, portable solution. It also does not work well on a magic carpet. It does seem to work the best using 33' ground radials, but like most POTA operators I have tended to move away from that configuration. I think REZ even acknowledges that the configuration is touchy since they recommend the use of their supplied ground insulator, which I suspect was a last-minute addition to the product because they recognized the issues. Definitely not worth $300.
I played around with these types of antennas in the field. You get bored really quick screwing around with it just to switch to another band. In short, they are a pain in the ass.
Mad Dog Coil is MUCH cheaper and does the same job for 80-10m.
REZ antennas - robust construction with solid performance - great products!
Thanks for sharing! 73 de YO8FC!
I have had this product for a few days, and I am pretty disappointed. I have tested it out with different ground plane configurations and find it very finicky and if you optimize it for the high bands, you get subpar performance on 40 and vice versa. REZ is making a big deal about the "switch", but that only starts the battle with the radials and whip which really defeats the point of what they are billing as a fast deployment, multiband, portable solution. It also does not work well on a magic carpet. It does seem to work the best using 33' ground radials, but like most POTA operators I have tended to move away from that configuration. I think REZ even acknowledges that the configuration is touchy since they recommend the use of their supplied ground insulator, which I suspect was a last-minute addition to the product because they recognized the issues. Definitely not worth $300.
Already done by the Wolf River Sporty Forty.
Looks hi dollar
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I played around with these types of antennas in the field. You get bored really quick screwing around with it just to switch to another band. In short, they are a pain in the ass.
Love it ... the product. But, wow, is it expensive!