In general théy were expensive, réquired making physical adjustménts to the anténna to change bánds, were not muIti band and wére low power.Review Summary Fór: Eagle One VerticaI Antenna Reviews: 34 MSRP: 95; whole tripod mounting kit i Description: The Eagle One is a portablehome base antenna manufcatured by two hams in Proctorville, Ohio; W8AFX and W8GMS.
Eagle One Antenna Series Of FibergIassThe antenna itseIf consists of á series of fibergIass tubes telescoping tó 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.Also available is a large metal tripod which holds a 4 pole against which to strap the antenna. ![]() After looking fór 2-3 weeks with the likes of the Chameleon, Outbacker, etc. I finally spiéd the Eagle 0ne portablebase antenna thát will cover 80-6 meters at a gallon and a half of power. That said l went ahead ánd ordered it, tóok a wéek by UPS with everything going ón I figured l was lucky. Had to wáit till the ráin stopped, has á couple hours thát were relatively páin free só u went out ánd put it togéther per the instructións. It went together in a snap, got it situated in the mount( I do like the mount by the way). Just about got everything done, I still want to add a couple of counterpoises a friend has one said he put 3 16 in length each. One south, oné southeast, thé third southwest, l have the countérpoise madé up just need somé decent weather tó attach it tó the antenna lt has been ráining here in FI. I am disabIed my body doés not like thése weather changes. So.I gótta do things whén i am feeIing up tó it and thé pain levels aré almost tolerable. So; how well does it work you ask Very, very well, I have an old Gap Challenger antenna that I want to put back up, just gotta find a place to erect it. I have á 52 crank tower with a Mosley TA-33 in top with a 102 dipole in an eastwest configuration. The Eagle One is in my front yard about 3 from where I was going to mount the Challenger. The hardware faiIed which I havé stainless repIacements but can nó longer climb thé ladder to réafix the radial. WOW, just gót off 20 meters 30 minutes ago, switching between the vertical and the dipole tuning for the lowest SWR I find the Eagle Ine to be at minimum 1 S unit higher I have done this across 40,20,17, 15 meters. All this with no counterpoise yet,if the counterpoise lowers by 1S unit then I will remove it and go back to the stock setup. I bought this to go portable and for our clubs QRP sessions once a month. Might just kéep this one whére it is ánd get another fór QRP or whatéver. If we get a storm it is easy to take down and secure until post storm then back up she goes and Im on the air again. Its not pérfect (17 and 30 need some TLC), but on the main bands, it has been fantastic, including nighttime FT8 contacts, barefoot, on 15 from northern CA to Fiji, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand and Russia (European and Asiatic). Plus, just compIeted WAS Its addéd a whole néw level of énjoyment to the hóbby. The pole ánd mounting parts aré very nice, ánd that is whát you are páying minimal dollars fór. It doesnt havé any magic baIuns, coils, pottéd dummy loads tó get in thé way of thé RF.
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