The antenna itself works as advertised. Straight out of the box I had it setup and talking DX within 10 minutes. The match was flat on most bands. Best on 40 meters but with the tuner on my Kenwood I was able to transmit on all bands 6 thru 160 without any issues. Transmit & receive is outstanding with it only 6 feet off the ground. Gets great signal reports and has full legal limit transmit capability. It may not perform as well as some dipole wire antenna but it does not take up as much space and allows you to operate on multiple bands with very good performance.
The price is right and the product is made very well. If you are looking for a base or portable for the RV this is a great choice. I recommend buying the tripod they offer with it if you are going to be using it for portable use or just want to setup and take down do to HOA’s. Just makes for easier setup and take down. I am looking at putting one up permanent for home QTH use on 160 because it take up very little space and work so well. The people at Alpha are every helpful with any question and their response time is great. There may be better antennas on the market but at what cost and space wise I have not found one that performs as well. For my needs this is the best deal out there. This antenna is hard to beat.
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