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BUDDIHEX HACKS ONE MODIFCATION I MADE IMMEDIATELY WAS TO USE SOME PLUMBING
BITS TO MAKE A MAST ADAPTER, WHICH ALLOWED ME TO USE AN ARROW ANTENNA ON
TOP OF THE MASTWERKS MAST.  THIS PLUMBING FITTING HAS THE SAME NPTS AS THE
BUDDIPOLE SEE FIGURE 9.  THE 40/20 METER ANTENNA IS AN INVERTED V LINKED
DIPOLE USING A PACKTENNA MINI BALUN WITH SWITCHES TO ADD OR REMOVE THE 40
METER LEGS AS NEEDED.  I USE A SMALL NITE IZE CARABINER CLIP TO ATTACH THE
BALUN TO THE UPPER GUY RING.  SO NOW I CAN COVER 40 6 METERS WITH TWO
ANTENNAS ON ONE MAST, DEPLOYED IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES, WITH NO TOOLS AND
NO TUNING REQUIRED.  I AM ALSO LOOKING AT ADDING A DUAL BAND VHF/UHF
ANTENNA ON THE TOP OF THE VFP HUB, WHICH COULD ALLOW ME COVERAGE OF THOSE
BANDS AS WELL.  THE BUDDIHEX BUNDLE DOES EVERYTHING I EXPECTED.  IT
PERFORMS WELL ON ALL BANDS, DOESNT REQUIRE AN ANTENNA TUNER, AND CAN
QUICKLY AND EASILY BE DEPLOYED BY A SINGLE PERSON.  IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO
ADD A DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA TO YOUR PORTABLE GO BOX, THE BUDDIHEX MAY BE THE
RIGHT CHOICE FOR YOU.  CONCLUSION THE BUDDIHEX PROVIDED ME THE OPPORTUNITY
TO MAKE BETTER CONTACTS, FARTHER, WITH LESS NOISE.  THE SYSTEM IS AN
INVESTMENT, AND THE BUILD QUALITY IS EXCELLENT.  I SEE MANY YEARS OF USAGE.
THIS ANTENNA CAN BE LEFT OUTDOORS IN A PERMANENT TYPE OF INSTALLATION, BUT
THIS MAY NOT BE DESIGNED FOR HARSH WINTERS AND RAIN SOAKED ENVIRONMENTS.
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