KO4IOE works India on 17M (8,632 mi) on 20' Flagpole Antenna + 100W

by Greyline Performance декабрь 04, 2020

KO4IOE in a fussy Florida HOA works the world with his 20' Greyline Flagpole and 100 Watts!

KO4IOE left the following 5 star review for the product 20' DX Flagpole Antenna + LDG RT-100 Stealth Ham Radio in HOA:

CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT: KO4IOE, Retired USMC

Bill KO4IOE reports:

"I have been making many contacts and yesterday I made a contact on 17 meters @ 8,632 miles- India from South Florida."

"I hung a wire dipole for an alternate, but the Flagpole antenna was 2 S units above."

Greyline notes: This is Real DX right out of the box. Smarter, stronger and more elegant than other options. Ham Radio is fun again.

A snap shot of signals hearing Bills signal on the RBN Network:

Greyline notes: Look at the dB's in Europe and back to KC0VKN too.

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Pictured: KO4IOE 20' Greyline DX Flagpole Vertical Antenna. Pretty QTH Bill. Good stuff.

KO4IOE left the following 5 star review for the product 20' DX Flagpole Antenna + LDG RT-100 Stealth Ham Radio in HOA:

Very Pleased @ DX is working very well

I'm very happy with my flagpole antenna. It took a little doing to get it in the ground with all my nosy HOA neighbors. No complaints from them. I have been making many contacts and yesterday I made a contact on 17 meters @ 8,632 miles- India from South Florida. It didn't last long but good enough to make it into my log. I hung a wire dipole for an alternate, but the Flagpole antenna was 2 S units above. John at Greyline has responded quickly to my many questions and got me up and on the air. I am new to Ham Radio so Johns help was very valuable.

I would very much recommend this flagpole antenna. Especially to those living where the HOA gestapo watching.

Bill Whittaker
USMC retired
Semper FI
KO4IOE

Greyline Performance writes:

Bill, That is a good looking antenna. Working the world from that Flagpole Antenna in your fussy HOA. No trouble from the neighbors is great news. Way to go. Enjoy the bands, we'll see you around the ham radio spectrum.

- 73 and DX from your friends at Greyline Performance

Do you want to work Real DX, 8,632 miles away with 100W just like Bill does from your Home or HOA? Now you can too. We are shipping short wave adventures to radio operators just like you everyday! Pass it on.

WHAT CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING:

"Real DX 160-6M at my HOA"
"4 Band DXCC in 3-months at my HOA."
"So pretty my XYL approves!"
"If I can hear it, I can work it."

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Bills Greyline Package (Greyline Flagpole antenna + 100W remote tuner)

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I am providing my first impression report regarding my 24FT HOA antenna. Installation was easy once I was able to figure out the instructions. The twin lead spacers were missing so I inserted a section of PVC into the lower section to insulate the twin lead. I’m using an IC7300, MFJ 993brt remote tuner, Balun Design, Inc model 117t balun which takes coax as input and twin lead as output. I then feed it through an Array Solutions model AS309H arrestor which takes twin lead as both input and output. With the remote tuner: SWR readings are 1.2 in the cw portion of 40 meters and 1.5 in the ssb portion SWR readings are 1.1 all the way across 20 meters (my favorite band) SWR readings are 1.2 in the cw portion of 15 meters and 1.4 in the ssb portion I am a cw guy and have worked all over Europe and South America as well as New Zealand and am getting very good signal reports. Needless to say, I am very pleased with this antenna so far. It works way better than I expected I haven’t yet had to operate in windy or rainy conditions so there is more to learn. Howard Glassman K4OBC

Great pole, excellent service and communications.

I purchased the pole without the antenna and am very happy with the quality and ease of installation.

Great addition easy install

Added this to my 20ft flagpole for 160 m work. Able to make contacts, looking forward to up the power. Great flagpole!

DX and the Greyline antenna

What a wonderful Antenna I have made contacts in over 50 country's so far in less than three weeks easy to assemble and works.

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

KO4IOE works India on 17M (8,632 mi) on 20' Flagpole Antenna + 100W

KO4IOE in a fussy Florida HOA works the world with his 20' Greyline Flagpole and 100 Watts!

KO4IOE left the following 5 star review for the product 20' DX Flagpole Antenna + LDG RT-100 Stealth Ham Radio in HOA:

Bill KO4IOE reports:

"I have been making many contacts and yesterday I made a contact on 17 meters @ 8,632 miles- India from South Florida."

"I hung a wire dipole for an alternate, but the Flagpole antenna was 2 S units above."

KO4IOE left the following 5 star review for the product 20' DX Flagpole Antenna + LDG RT-100 Stealth Ham Radio in HOA:

Do you want to work Real DX, 8,632 miles away with 100W just like Bill does from your Home or HOA? Now you can too. We are shipping short wave adventures to radio operators just like you everyday! Pass it on.

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