I purchase a 20’ Flagpole antenna that also included the 4’ extension. I installed the flagpole the end of January here at my home in central Florida. The install was easy with only a couple of small issues that were easily resolved by just thinking things through. I installed the antenna in the back yard in the HOA and have not had any complaints.
The performance of the antenna has been very good. The SWR on most band has been =< 1.5 except the 12 meter band. The SWR is just under 2.0. The DX into Europe and Africa has been good. Have done a lot of FT4 and FT8 with good reports. SSB has been good with good signal reports depending on propagation. All of my contacts have been made on 70 – 100 watts. I am using a SGC 230 tuner mounted at the base of the antenna
Most of my contacts have been 10 MHz – 28 MHZ. I have done some work on 40 meters but not much. Not much of an night owl so I don’t get very much of a change to use the antenna on 40 – 160 meters. The SWR is on these bands is 1.0 – 1.3, so I would expect good performance if I had more power.
At this point in time the only negative I have to report is the flag. It has been flying on most days in 5 to 15 MPH winds. I have taken it down when we had higher winds had exceed the 15 MHP. I noticed this morning the flag was torn and shredded. I took the flag down and noticed the flag was made by Anley and it was manufactured in China. I wouldn’t expect a flag to be in this condition after 3 months. I had USA made flags last over a year flying in much stronger winds that this one.
I'm only giving a 4 because of the flag issue. I will reach out to Greyline to see what they have to say.
I previously posted a 3 star review but would now like to upgrade that to FIVE stars. The antenna is out-standing (in my front yard). The company has resolved all of the complaints in my previous post and made some excellent changes to the product bundle. DE K3KZG
Hi Steven,
As you know now (by our email), our goal is doing our part to get more folks on the bands. We offer discounts for military and other honorable services because we don’t want a few bucks getting in the way of our friends and neighbors achieving all band DXing status once again! We’re hoping to help Steven get back on the air soon. Are you ex military or government services? Let’s get you back on the air too.
73 Greyline DX
Hi John,
Looking forward to it. You have our military discount code sent by email. Glad to do it. Thanks for your service, sir! Looking forward to hearing you on the bands soon. Ham Radio is fun again. 73 OM
Wish I knew about this before I retired and went on a limited income
Hi John
We at building a house in Florida. Will be completed the first part of March. I will order around the end of Feb. 73’s John
How much do give for military discount?