What Makes a Good Portable Vertical Antenna? | 4 Verticals Compared
In this video I talk about what makes a good portable vertical antenna, including efficiency, radiation resistance, SWR, radiation pattern, ground conditions, and real-world practicality. Then I compare four portable verticals I’ve used in the field: the Challenger OCF vertical, Rybakov, 29’ EFRW, and vertical EFHW. 00:00 Intro 00:29 What makes a good portable vertical? 01:43 SWR vs antenna efficiency 02:43 Radiation resistance vs loss resistance 04:04 Why longer isn’t always better 04:28 Ground conditions and vertical antennas 06:04 Challenger OCF vertical 08:58 Rybakov vertical 12:38 29’ end-fed random wire vertical 14:51 Vertical EFHW
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