It seams I was doing better with my random wire antenna from Nelson Antennas on EBAY as far as making contacts. My auto tuner in my FT-991A was able to tune all bands and I could hear very distant stations but I was having no luck breaking through the pile ups. I had to add 50' to the 100' of coax I already had to another antenna to reach it. For testing, I set it up at home on a 5" mast I already had at home. I recently bought this antenna as a portable to use when we RV. Essentially a 31 foot vertical wire using decent parts. It is a shame the antenna is no longer produced but one can be made that is similar in nature using available parts sold on the Internet. My first contact from my location in MD was a station in the Balearic Islands on 30 meters using 90 watts. I am very impressed with this vertical because it works much better than my G5RV. Using the radio's tuner I was able to obtain an SWR between 1:1 to 1.2:1 on all bands from 80 through 6 meters including WARC bands.
I then connected a 4:1 Balun to the SO-239 and connected 50 feet of RG-58 coax to my Kenwood TS-890S. I ran 4 16 foot radials based on a review I read, on the grass from a small aluminum plate and connected that plate with a wire to the metal bracket holding the SO-239. After aging it with lots of storage time I pulled it out to try some experimentation with it in the back yard because I needed something to use on the WARC bands. It worked pretty well by just connecting to the KX3 radio directly with one radial running out about 12ft into the water. I bought this antenna years back to use in a portable IOTA event. It also is available with two connectors to install it on an (RV) ladder, but not for mobile use. The antenna fits into itself and makes a tube 2" x 44". Also available is a large metal tripod which holds a 4' pole against which to strap the antenna. The antenna itself consists of a series of fiberglass tubes telescoping to 31' with an interior radiating element of HD wire which is toped with a metal loop for either adding additional length or suspending the antenna from a fixed point. The Eagle One is a portable/home base antenna manufcatured by two hams in Proctorville, Ohio W8AFX and W8GMS. Review Summary For : Eagle One Vertical Antenna EMail SubscriptionRegistered users are allowed to subscribe to specific review topics and receive eMail notifications when new reviews are posted.
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