hamsticks

kartooo · Dec 29, 2015

just listed 8 hamsticks with big mag mount over in classifieds if anybody is interested.
pick up here in S.E. MA

avander123 · Dec 29, 2015

For some reason, I could not respond to your thread in the classifieds, so I sent you a PM.

gscott · Dec 29, 2015

I had to look , had no idea what they were. Thought maybe they were like Slim Jims only made with pork

avander123 · Dec 29, 2015

Bacon makes everything better

kartooo · Dec 30, 2015

quincy · Jan 1, 2016

I was thinking about getting a pair of the 20m mini hamsticks and the dipole adapter from MFJ. I'm in condo and my balcony is a bit too small for anything larger. Any antenna outside is better than my indoor one I'm using now. Do they work reasonably well?

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ToddDubya · Jan 2, 2016

How do these compare to the Buddipole system? I get tempted to buy that from time to time, but then I realize I never use the antenna I already have [sad2].

Miamivice · Jan 2, 2016

quincy said:
I was thinking about getting a pair of the 20m mini hamsticks and the dipole adapter from MFJ. I'm in condo and my balcony is a bit too small for anything larger. Any antenna outside is better than my indoor one I'm using now. Do they work reasonably well?

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I tried that at my old condo, had a hard time getting them to tune up on 15 or 20m. I ended up just stringing a15m dipole up all around the balcony and it worked well

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kartooo · Jan 2, 2016

Miamivice said:
I tried that at my old condo, had a hard time getting them to tune up on 15 or 20m. I ended up just stringing a15m dipole up all around the balcony and it worked well

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agreed, hamsticks are a comprimise to work mobile and need a nice groundplane made of metal like your vehicle.
i had them on my full size truck and even used a srewdriver ant with great results.
more metal and good rounding the better performance you get. the more i grounded the less noise on rx and better signal on tx.
i had everything grounded, bed,exaust,hood fenders etc.. i found a metal tape with an adhesive backing and used it on the dist, firewall etc.
a wire di pole for an apt or anywhere cut to the frequency you plan on using is very effecient.
i have good results with vert wire dipoles for 30/40/80m phone with radials buried all over my back yard.
enjoy the hobby