Announcing another Greyline DX Antenna Giveaway, Ham Radio is Fun Again

por Greyline Performance enero 08, 2020

Announcing another Greyline DX Antenna Giveaway!

Greyline Performance requests YouTube Videos, Pictures and Stories of DX Flagpole & DX Vertical installations from around the world.

Here are a few YouTube examples:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb1GoMfmDYw9nuO7CfkZGPol-jxqMPXx6

Hello Radio Friends,

That's right, we are starting the year off with an antenna giveaway. Do you have a friend looking to get back on the radio? Send in your best pictures, videos, and DX stories and the winner gets a free all-band antenna. We'll select the winner on February 1, 2020.

The last year we've talked to 100's of folks who are just delighted to be back on the air working Real DX from their home, office or even in their strict HOA community. It's truly amazing what these guys are working with 100W and a simple vertical antenna system (that actually works!) It's a thrill to hear the excitement in their voices when they report they've added 200 countries to their DX challenge account after installing a DX Flagpole.

One operator reported his wife allowed him to install the antenna in her garden. Let me repeat that, In. Her. Garden. When have any of us ever heard such nonsense before? I haven't. Now we have...

Just another reason why we design Smarter, Stronger and More Elegant than you've experienced before!

Send in your How-To videos, Brag-rolls, Operating DX adventures or Installation tips you think are worth sharing and would get others excited or informed to get back on the bands. We'll collect them and share with the world.

Let's get our friends and family back on the radio this year because if we don't, we'll just be one year older when we do.

A little feedback from our friends:

"In the pile-ups, I got a surprising number of 1 to 3 calls contacts, far more competitive than I expected."

"Best quality materials I've ever seen in an Amateur Antenna!"

"4 Band DXCC this summer from my HOA with the 20' DX Flagpole!"

We want to hear from you. Leave your comments and links below in the blog comments or email your video links and stories to flagpoleantennas@gmail.com

See our antenna collections, here.

Ham Radio is fun again.

Below is a summary of highlights for you. See you on the air soon!

THE BENEFITS

HOA Approved + XYL-significant others and neighborhood too because it's a pretty, low profile single pole or Real Flagpole
No Radials! needed to achieve the high performance we stand behind + no guy wires either
All-bands from 80-6M including WARC, MARS, etc. That's 10 ham bands!
High-Power (3 KW PEP) Rated Antenna Design and Feed System
Smart Design Rugged Engineering, Premium Materials. 80-100 MPH rating based on ANSI/NAAMM FP 1001-07 Regulations
Best in Class Our OCF vertical-dipole line is 'as good or better' than any legacy brands-of-old on the market today.
>90% and better efficiency across all bands from 3.5 - 50 MHz (yes, really!)
Very Low Losses owing to the feed system and antenna design
Lower Angles than ground-mounted verticals (see performance specs!)
Available sizes 12', 16', 20', and 28' foot OCF Vertical Dipole radio antennas
Easy Install Dig 2-3' post hole, drop-in, plug n play! Have fun on all bands.
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Remote Tuners available now. Antenna+ATU bundles provide deep discounts on our customer's favorite Tuners. Choose your match today!

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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

William CRIELLY septiembre 15, 2020
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

Greyline Performance enero 13, 2020
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

Greyline Performance enero 13, 2020
Wish I knew about this before I retired and went on a limited income

steven smith enero 13, 2020
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?

John Piette enero 13, 2020

24' Flagpole does the job.

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.

We are so glad to hear that your Antenna has FB SWRs from 160-10M and congrats on the great DX! Fun... We buy our flags from several USA companies one of which is Anley, Inc., which is also a US company based in California. We are happy to replace the flag.

US GOV reports 90-days is the expected Flag lifespan. 'The U.S. Government generally expects a nylon or cotton flag to last 90 days based on being flown daily from sunrise to sunset - but not during periods of inclement weather. Tests have shown that, in some cases, a flag flown 24 hours a day will last only one-fourth as long as one flown only during the daylight hours.' - again, happy to help and we will contact you directly for a replacement.

Remember, Ham Radio is fun again, Please pass it on to your friends and family. - 73m Greyline Performance

Thank you so much!!!

It has taken me a while to get it put together and up, but with the help and patience of two of my sons, my beautiful flag pole antenna is up and operational. I am still learning how to use my radio, just found out my microphone has an on/off switch for example. The install is complete but it is working already. I will send some pictures. I am thinking about a 4' extension for my 16' flagpole antenna. Does the extension go on the bottom? If it does, i may do that.

IMPRESSIVE IMPROVEMENT

This is an antenna I wish I would have purchased sooner. We live in an HOA with a small lot and some restrictions on antenna placement and height. We had a small vertical antenna mounted to our fence, but had limited places to install grounds and could only put two in place along the fence line. We could only receive 40M, sometimes 20M, and both had to be tuned and adjusted at the antenna. This year, those bands began generating high SWR. I was able to determine the wiring and connections were all good but the antenna was failing and we would miss out on the new solar cycle. We ordered a 20' Greyline, without the flag mount options, along with an LDG 100W external tuner. Due to a backlog in supplies, it took many months to process my order, and when I paid with a credit card it was cancelled the following month because they could not ship it within 30 days to process my credit card. I called and they no longer had any 20' antenna packages to ship at that time, but they agreed to ship me a 24' for the same price without further delay. That was still not going to be visible from the street above my home which is an HOA requirement, so I agreed. After receiving the equipment and installing it, I was amazed. 40M, 20M, 12M, and 10M bands were all below 1.5 SWR. 30M was an impressive 1.1 SWR. Unfortunately, I could not tune 80M, 17M, or 15M due to high SWR. Quite possibly this is an issue with the LDG tuner. We have reached far away with this antenna, and my wife began using FT8 and collected QSOs with 29 countries on multiple bands within a week. I was able to reach Australia, which showed a distance of 10,000 miles. The antenna is in my back yard, close to my house and neighbors say they don't notice it. While I could have installed it in the front as a flagpole, I would have to re-rout all of my wiring to the front of the house. This is an impressive antenna. If I were to do this again, I would like to have purchased an already assembled ladder-line to PL-259 adaptor as assembling the provided kit proved somewhat challenging without a drill press which I no longer have after downsizing a few years ago, and having to modify the clamshell case so that it would fit over the PL-259 component. The RF-choke required weather proofing so I ended up purchasing 1-1/2" waterproofed shrink tube that seemed expensive for the length needed. In the end, it all worked well when connected. I fully recommend this antenna.

Wow! So great to hear that you and the XYL both are enjoying the bands together. Let's get those other bands working. Likely a ground issue we can resolve. *We've already called him for a few testing exercises to get things dialed in. Ham Radio is fun again! Pass it on... 73 Greyline Performance

Proudly displaying "Old Glory" and working the world!

At the age of 79 was able to install the 20ft flagpole antenna without help, which surprised me. I installed solar lights above and below the flag and it's a beautiful sight at night. I attached the ladder line directly to the ground and long wire terminals on the MFJ tuner and it works perfectly. Very low SWR on all bands. In spite of poor band conditions I have been having a blast. Frankly, it tickles me to have my antenna sticking up in my front yard in plain site. My neighbors love it and the HOA is clueless. 73's, Kelly K4SLE

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Band conditions have been tough running barefoot, but I have been working DX on 20 meters! DL, SM, YU, RU, ZS, TI all in a single morning with only 70 watts. In fact i have had so much fun being back on the air i have made the decision to replace my aging 30+ year old Kenwood with a new radio. I been pleased with the antenna and my neighbors have been pleased with the look of the flagpole.

Announcing another Greyline DX Antenna Giveaway, Ham Radio is Fun Again

Announcing another Greyline DX Antenna Giveaway!

Greyline Performance requests YouTube Videos, Pictures and Stories of DX Flagpole & DX Vertical installations from around the world.

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