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We build antennas for operators, not consumers — so the proof that matters is the proof from the field: the signal reports, the SWR numbers, the first DX after years off the air. What follows are real customers, in their own words, working the world from home and HOA lots with a Greyline.

★★★★★

4.8 out of 5 average — based on 53 verified reviews. 89% are five-star.

Live feed at the bottom of this page. Unedited. Good, great, and the occasional gripe — all of it.

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These are the broad reviews from across the community. For full operator case studies — verified callsigns, install details, SWR by band, and contest logs — visit the Greyline Field Reports.

Field Reports: Signals, SWR & DX

Operators around the country send us the numbers that count — match, bands, power, and where the signal landed. A sample, by state:

FLORIDA · 20′ DXV · Craig, W3GF

“After several months I wanted to tell you how happy I am. With a little tweaking I now have matches no greater than 1.8:1, 75M through 6M. Even in poor conditions I’ve worked Albania, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Italy, Spain and most of Europe — great reports on 100 watts. If I can hear them, I can work them, even through serious pileups. I’m particularly impressed with 6M performance.”

DELAWARE · 20′ Flagpole · Stuart

“Installation is complete and on the air — performance so far is fantastic. 40 through 10 meters are alive, especially 30 and 20M into Europe, Africa, Scandinavia, Russia, North and South America. FT8 on 10 to 30 watts. It looks great and performs great — compliments from several neighbors.”

OREGON · Flagpole

“Yup, 80 years old and got it up by myself! Tuner on the back of the shed, 100 feet of buried coax to the house. It tunes on all bands under 1.5:1 — gets on 160 with a little help and takes 1kW just fine.”

PENNSYLVANIA · 20′ Flagpole · Kevin, N3VZI

“I made many contacts with great reports, including Europe and all over the US. What amazes me is how quiet it is for a vertical — my EFHW wire brings in a lot more noise at about the same signal strength. I can hear weak stations I’d never hear on the wire. It runs 5-9 plus 10dB reports from most contacts on 20M. The main reason I like it? It doesn’t look like an antenna, and my wife likes it when the flag is flying. This gave me the incentive to go for my Extra.”

NEW MEXICO · HF Vertical · Ron

“I have no other antenna up, so there’s nothing to compare it with — but I’ve had good reports about strong signals from time to time. Here’s hoping propagation keeps improving.”

In the Operator’s Own Words

24′ DX FLAGPOLE · Howard Glassman, K4OBC

“With the remote tuner my SWR is 1.2 in the CW portion of 40M, 1.1 all the way across 20M, 1.2–1.4 on 15M. I’m a CW guy and have worked all over Europe and South America, plus New Zealand, with very good signal reports. It works way better than I expected.”

24′ DX FLAGPOLE · Greg Newman, K7GAN

“I installed a 24′ DX Flagpole in my covenant-restricted area about 3.5 years ago and made several thousand QSOs. Super-quality material, easy to install, and it performed better than expected from my noisy locale. When I refurbished it, it fired up first time with no issues — I’m seeing S-levels I haven’t seen in a while. Longest QSO was about 12,500 miles on FT8. Super awesome.”

24′ & 28′ (with 4′ extensions) · Marvin

“I have two Greyline antennas, both with 4′ extensions. I’ve made contacts all over the world — an all-continent award, plus friendship awards on all bands 80 through 6M, and I can tune 160M as well. These are aircraft-quality aluminum and hardware, very lightweight, with thick-sidewall tubing that will stand a lifetime of weather. No problem working worldwide on 100 watts.”

20′ DX FLAGPOLE · Charles Miller

“I got HOA approval even though they require white fiberglass flagpoles — I explained it was a genuine flagpole that also provided emergency comms. Living in hurricane country, that’s a good thing to have in the hood. As someone who has built their own flagpole antenna, this is a great design. The machined parts and hardware are first-rate, and the performance is superb — I’m working FT8 points 1000+ miles on 20W.”

XYL-Approved, HOA-Approved

A recurring theme in the mail: the antenna that earns a second look from the neighbors — and a thumbs-up from the household.

High-performance Greyline flagpole antenna at a beautiful lakefront home

“It’s so pretty my XYL asked me to install it in the front yard. Imagine that — the front yard!” (after he’d installed it in the back)
“Looks great and works even better. I hear more stations on my regular nets than I normally do. A beautiful addition to my HOA property.” — Robert Schrader
“My wife appreciates the compliments from the neighbors, and it reminds her of her father’s flagpole.”
“Happy wife, quiet bands & loud signals — and I’m going for my Extra.” — new ham, Pennsylvania

On the Build Quality

“OUTSTANDING fit and finish of the highest quality. Went together like a charm. Absolutely NO issues. Excellent instructions.” — Peter Dehman, W4ISA · 20′ DXV
“Not the normal aluminum used by other manufacturers — precision-machined tubing that fit together tightly with thick fiberglass insulating sections. My QSO and country count really started accelerating. I can now reach Australia and the South Pacific with ease from the East Coast.” — Christopher Souris · 28′ ground-mounted DXV
“The pieces went together like hand and glove. Really appreciate the fine workmanship.” — Earl Ritchie · 20′ Flagpole

First Contacts & Back on the Air

“What a wonderful antenna — I’ve made contacts in over 50 countries in less than three weeks. Easy to assemble and it works.” — Dean Breaux · 24′ Flagpole + ATU
“Night and day difference. My radio came alive — already connected with Australia, Japan, and all over the states.” — Bill Cassidy · 24′ Vertical, Arkansas
“Made significant DX contacts over the past nine months. Straightforward installation with very good support from Greyline.” — Dean Oakley · 20′ Flagpole
“First three HF contacts were Japan on 10 & 17 meters from Tucson, AZ. Very sturdy with beautiful looks.” — Andrew Croft · 20′

WHY WE PUBLISH THE WHOLE PICTURE

Honest feedback is the cornerstone of how we improve. Our live review feed below is unedited — including the four-star notes and the occasional issue. When a customer flagged a worn flag after three months, we replaced it and explained the U.S. Government’s own 90-day expected lifespan for a flag flown daily. When parts have been missing, we’ve made it right.

We’re radio operators too. If something isn’t right, call us — 435-200-4902.

See & Hear It on the Air

Greyline Performance on YouTube — customer installs, product deep-dives, and on-air action.
Schoolkids build a DX Flagpole in 90 minutes — with on-air audio of a 20′ OCF working Europe on 50W from the Seattle area.
Featured on Ham Radio Crash Course and Ham Talk Live (“Stealth Antennas & HOAs”). Greyline made the cover of CQ Magazine from Montenegro, September 2021.

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24 foot flagpole antenna review

First I would start by thanking Greyline for excellent communication and support. Any questions I had were promptly answered and addressed.
The antenna assembly went quick and was pretty easy to follow. I can tune <1.5:1 for 10m to 40m. 80m is hit or miss but is probably due to my older antenna tuner as it tunes 80m some of the time. WSPR tests show good propagation with some contacts in Australia and South America from California (QTH). Made some FT8 contacts with East Coast US. Ran some high power SSB tests and all good. Overall very happy with the antenna. It is well manufactured.

reply to your request for an update.

Recieved the antenna in good shape. Checked out the video and manual for assemble. Worked on where the best place to install it. In the process of Ordering support items. ladder antenna and then I got sick. Currently I am on the mend and will keep you updated.
I do have a question regarding in ground laterals that many verticle antenna need. I did not see instructions for ground laterals?
Probably a few more questions, however both the video and manual are great.
Thank You
Roger Lutz [****]. [****]

Very Happy

I'm very happy with this antenna. It looks great as a flagpole. Easy to setup and get on the air. Works and performs very well.

I was really surprised

I am not your normal Flagpole user. I was running an Icom 7610 when I bought it, 24' + 4' extension with LDG tuner, and it was the best vertical I have used. I then went digital and upgraded to a Flex 8600 with an Antenna Genius and a Tuner Genius. I was having a lot of trouble getting the LDG to work consistently with the 8600 system. In desperation I removed the LDG from the equation and installed a Balun Design 4115T 4:1 Balun to the ladder wire from the Flagpole. I was amazed that I could tune most bands to less than 1.5 to 1, but I could not tune 160m, 12m, and 10m. I then added the extension. I took the kit apart and used galvonic grease on all of the connections. I then set the length to 138 7/16 inches and use shrink wrap on all of the connectors. I had to rent a lift truck to get the extension on the Flagpole and used galvonic grease on the connection. The extension made the Flagpole not tune on 6m, but everything else was great. I do not believe in a perfect world so having a 160m to 6m antenna that did not do well on all bands in-between was not a surprise. When I cranked up the new system with the Flagpole feeding the 8600 I was stunned. I know that you might think that that is just marketing talk, but it is true. I run WSJT-X and JTAlert. Yesterday, a Thursday, I started a session around 3:00 Pensacola, FL time. I started on 30m with the Tuner Genius giving me a 1.19 to 1. I was able to get a QSO from every contact In my JTAlert list. Anyone I could see I could receive. I then tuned to 20m. For whatever reason the pattern was full. I started making contacts and was able to make 20 straight QSO's in a row, all from outside of the USA. The average distance from Pensacola to the QSO's was around 4,000 miles. They spanned from South Africa to Australia to Finland. That is a coverage area of around 18,000 thousand miles. Do atmospheric conditions work that way? If they do I have never experienced it before. You should be the judge on just how good this Antenna - Radio combination is.
73
Bill - NO4ON

Works Great

Easy installation and work even better than expected. WX4DX

Fantastic alternative to HOA Karens

I finally got around to install the Antenna... Err... Flagpole!
It's great! If the signal is around, the flagpole can capture it. I also tested it with my small 200mw WSPR transmitter on many bands, and I could reach as far south as Antarctica, Australia, and more. Awesome.
OH! And I also got compliments on the overall aspect of the flag and flagpole.
I am very happy, and I highly recommend it

24' vertical in Arkansas

I thought I was getting great reception from my end feed wire.
I installed the 24' vertical with the remote tuner and connected it to my Icom 7300. What a night and day difference! My radio came alive. I've already connected with Australia, Japan, and all over the states.
NOW I'm being teased with a 9' additional whip new to Greyline. I may pull the trigger for it in a couple of months.
Overall you can't go wrong with this antenna.

20' HOA Antenna - Great Product

Excellent antenna. Made significant DX contacts over the past nine months. Straight forward installation with very good support from Greyline.

Quality Workmanship

I submitted a very positive review on the performance of my 20" flagpole but neglected to mention the high quality of the machining on the pieces and hardware. The pieces went together like a hand and glove.
Really appreciate the fine workmanship.

4’ Extension Review

The 4’ extension arrived in a reasonable amount of time. Construction was excellent and assembled easily with my existing 24’ flagpole antenna. I have noticed improvement in reception and signal reports on the air, and look forward to continued experimenting on the air with this addition to my station.

20ft flagpole

Looks tremendous with Uk flag and works superb Highly recommended

Preliminary Review of 24' Flagpole Antenna

I purchased the 24' flagpole antenna with 4' extension added later. The materials and construction are very good. Parts fit together very well. Antenna aside, this is a handsome flagpole with flag.
I had no expectations for 160 meters. I purchased the antenna to supplement my EFLW antennas for 40 and 80 meters. Initially all tuned well from 10 - 40 meters using an LDG RT-100 remote tuner, but unable to tune on 80 meters. I upgraded to a Chameleon CHA-URT-1500 1.5 KW remote tuner, but still unable to resonate on 80 meters. I added a Palomar 4:1 balun between the remote tuner and the antenna and now am able to tune antenna well on both 40 and 80 meters.
I have had impressive domestic and DX contacts on 10-40 meters so far. I am hoping that with a little more effort, I can eventually get DXCC on both 40 an 80 meters. Will keep you updated.

5 STARS!

The build quality is excellent with tight tolerances. The buyer must be aware of a complete system antenna design. The includes environmental concerns of your QTH such as rain sprinkler system heat and lightning. Hear in California we have the extremes The website addresses some of the along with YouTube videos but the buyer has to put it all together.
Digging the 3 foot hole and finding the best pvc sleeve to use was a challenge along with compliance with QTH environmental concerns. I am happy with this purchase but there are challenges to deal with to make it work!

Flagpole

Superbly made quality antenna Recommended to all. Ordered 4ft extension out of curiosity Top class

Thanks, Robert! FB to see UK signals rising! Your 4' extension flew over the North Pole to Europe yesterday. Let us know how it goes. Ham radio is fun again! Pass it on... 73

Greyline 20’ flagpole antenna

Very sturdy with beautiful looks! First 3 hf contacts were Japan on 10 & 17 meters from Tucson, Az

Great line antenna and 4 foot extension are awesome

I have two gray line antennas both with 4 foot extensions on them. I have a 24 foot with a 4 foot extension making 28 and a 20 foot with a 4 foot extension making 24. I have used both of these antennas and made contacts all over the world. I have an all continent award. I also have friendship awards on all bands 80 through 6 m I can tune 160 m as well. Only one contact on there because the band conditions have been poor not the antenna’s fault. These things are fabulous if you live in an HOA or an area where you just need a vertical Off Center fed dipole. Grayline , customer support and antenna quality are unsurpassed. These are aircraft quality, aluminum and hardware unmatchable in the regular antenna industry. These things are Support poles very lightweight. You can install it yourself but extremely thick sidewall tubing. This antenna will stand a lifetime of weather very inconspicuous and no problem working worldwide with only 100 W With an amplifier this thing would be unbeatable in contesting.

24' Fag pole antenna

I'm very happy with the Greyline Flag pole antenna, easy to install and the shipping was fast with all the parts arriving at the same time.

Great product

I'm very happy with this antenna. It works wonderful and I couldn't be happier.

DX 24' Flagpole is a Super Awesome Antenna

I originally installed a Greyline DX 24' Flagpole, in my covenant restricted area,
about 3.5 years ago and made several thousand OSOs. Super quality material, was
easy to install and performed better than expected from my noisy locale.

Due to some issues with the park I live in and some performance degradation, I decided to
refurb the installation with new feedline, balun (my tuner does not have a built-in balun)
choke and the ladder line. During the process, I found a frayed part of the internal
ladder line that look like it was chewed on and a few other minor issues (weather related)

Needless to say, it fired up first time with no issues (I followed the tips) and seeing
signals and S levels I haven't seen in awhile..

The DX Flagpole antennas are well worth the investment as they work extremely well,
made of highest quality materials that will last for a very long time.

Longest QSO was about 12,500 miles on FT8. Super awesome.

73,
Greg K7GAN

Fun Plus

Looks great and works even better. I hear more stations on my regular nets than I normally do. I used stone papers for a rectangular wall around the flagpole which matches the house. A beautiful, wonderful, addition to my hoa property.

A positive upgrade...

I was impressed with the quality of the antenna tubing used. It's not the normal aluminum used by the other manufacturers, but a precision machined tubing. It fit together tightly with the thick fiberglass insulating sections. Using the LDG-RT600 remote antenna tuner, it tuned very well on 40-6 (I don't use 160/80) as a ground-mounted 28 ft. vertical dipole and really captures the DX! My QSO and country count really started accelerating from where it was. I live on a small corner lot with no HOA, and have no real trees for antenna supports. I can now reach AUS and the South Pacific with ease from the East Coast of the USA. I had a special installation so it took me about 5 hours to install by myself (several trips to several hardware stores for clamps, all-thread and such). It was pretty much a 'remove and replace' with the old antenna. All-in-all, it was a worthwhile investment and upgrade, I love this thing!

Very pleased and impressed.

I got HOA approval, even though they require white fiberglass flag poles. I explained that while it was a genuine flag pole, it was also an amateur radio antenna that provided emergency communications if needed. Living in hurricane country, that thought that was a very good thing to have in the hood.
As for the technical details of the antenna, speaking as one who has built their own flag pole antenna, this one is a great design and manufactured antenna. The machined parts and hardware are first rate! The performance is superb. I’m FT8 ing points easily 1000+ miles on 20w. (20 meters).

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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!