Radioddity HF-008 Review: Is it the Ultimate Portable Ham Radio Antenna
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- Radioddity HF-008 is a compact portable antenna with multiple taps along its coil select any amateur band from 6 meters down to 80 meters. At the top of the antenna is an adjustable whip for fine tuning within the band.
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Thank you for your honest review! It's a shame that it doesn't tune to 40m voice...this is essentially a tunable hamstick, but with difficult tuning...maybe carrying multiple hamsticks is still the best option. Thanks again for being one of the only honest youtube amateur radio equipment reviewers. 73
Terlin Outbacker are still in business and their OutBacker range of antennas are available.
Thank you for revewing this setup. That lil' hex wrench will take 5 mins to lose. I could also see some improvements by perhaps color-coding the band-plugs and little antennaes. But thank you again for putting this altogether. Lover your content!
I came across what I call the Swiss army hex wrench on Amazon, several on a tool that resembles a knife. It's sold in a pair, one Metric and the other standard.
I keep a small set of hex wrenches in my radio bag for that reason.
Michael thanks for reviewing this antenna! I was trying to see if Radioditty would send one for the channel to review but being a smaller content creator I guess my channel isn't large enough to work with yet. I have had my eye on these for a while!
Another great KB9VBR review....Excellent.
Thank you for your review. They have been very helpful over the years. 73 from Atlanta GA.
Your candid, expert reviews are always appreciated. So true that those banana plug links give a false impression of ease of use. They're just the key that opens the door to a tsunami of fiddling to get resonance.
I totally trust your reviews. Your experience and honestly are legendary. 2 thumbs up sir. Thank you for posting.
Opek also makes this antenna. The HVT-600 and HRO has it for $89.95.
Thanks for the review. I have an Opex multi band antenna that is almost identical. I have the same issue with 40m tuning as you mentioned. I found a shorter whip from another antenna that lets me tune 40m. In fact just last week I was activating a park where most of my contacts where 40m. It worked well for me. I haven't spent much time trying to get it working on 80. I use this antenna on car top with a 5.25" magmount and off car with a conductive fabric setup. I'm pretty happy with my antenna. Not the best but I like not having to lug around a bucket of ham sticks as I like to use 40 to 10 meter portable. I've activated 15 parks with it so far.
Good Review ! Thank You
The Radioddity web page on the antenna includes VSR charts that indicate its best performance is likely to be on the 20, 17, 15, and 10m bands. On that subject, it would be very useful if you could show freq v. VSR graphs for all of the antenna and grounding combinations to try. Your RigExpert Stick has a nice Bluetooth link that can be picked up by a phone running the RE AntScope 2 app.
On a related note, I really appreciate your videos on magic carpets for HF verticals.
Hi Michael, I thought this was a great review of this antenna, I found your review very interesting and informative. I own a very similar vertical antenna the OPEK HVT-600
which I received when I purchased a Yeasu 817nd, and received the antenna as an accessory. I did have some luck with the antenna on 20 meters ssb, which is where I mostly operate, but have not tried it on other bands so I found your review quite useful. Michael, thank you for sharing, and can't wait until your next adventure. Best 73's.
The key with these antennas is your counterpoise...which can make or break your activation.
Very interesting
Also nice to see you in my area
We are in almond.
Excellent video as usual 😀
If I am going to do portable/fixed vehicle operation I prefer one of the 17 ft collapsible whips, along with a Wolf River Sporty 40, or even the the Wolf River Silver Bullet for 80, 60, 40 and 30. I have a 5" mag mount which so far has been fine for stationary ops, but I usually cheat a bit since I have a spare NMO mount on the car, I just screw an adapter on that instead.
Since I have seen several of your videos using the 17 ft whip and Wolf River coils, it would be interesting to see a comparison video with it and the HF-008 and any other similar ones.
73
Thanks for the review. I’m looking at options for quick POTA setup in a small footprint and this is definitely a budget minded option. I would go with the ATAS 120a if money were no object. Have you ever used your WRC Sporty 40 on a mag mount while stationary? If so, how did it do?
Hi Michael, thanks for introducing this new lightweight portable HF antenna. As I prefer SSB, this antenna is a real letdown since it can't resonate the 40 meters HF band in phone mode. 40 meters HF band frequencies are very important at our region as there are several activities during the morning hours. I always wonder why ham radio rig manufacturers launch half cooked stuff and claims big through their advertorials, which is quite frustrating in reality. You are aware about the restrictions laid down by urban city residential societies against Hams setting up antennas on common terraces, which is now common phenomenon in several cities across the globe. To counter this and to be still in our sacred hobby, I wish serious manufacturers comes up with portable antenna that will work like a charm from balconies and also be affordable. Wish you a great day ahead and thanks once again.
Cheers!
VU3TQT
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I wonderif it would be possible to take the stinger from a 40 meter hamstick and adapt it to fit this antenna to tune to the voice portion of the band. From the looks of the hardware, it looks as though it could in fact be the same as that which is used on hamsticks.
Thanks 👍
if you had that mounted inside the cab the heat could be saved to keep you warm since that is basically a dummy load.
It is very disappointing that most ALL these multi tap antennas still LEAVE OUT 60M
Good review, thanks.
It looks very much like my Outback 2000. Almost the same thing, isn't it?
I used it on a 18cm diameter magnet mount + large ground braid and found it unusable on 40m, with a ridiculously narrow bandwidth. Had to adjust it all the time on 20m with poor results. Half-decent on 10m, but a basic Sirio CB antenna was doing better. You seem to have been a bit more lucky.
It's been taking dust in my garage for a long time.
I have bought 3 mono-band Diamond HF-xxCL antennas since then and they work way better.
40m on a mobile antenna still is quite a challenge anyway.
I haven't even tried 80m.
Hey, Michael. That looks a whole lot like my Opek HVT400B or it's big brother, the Opek HVT600B. That is all that I am using right now, however it is mounted to the inside of my truck bed. I work the world with it and I have worked you 5 or 6 times with it. 73 de KO4TXV
It may be new to Radioddity but this antenna has been around for around 20 years. It has an inherent design flaw in that the taps are not soldered in place very well, and need to be resoldered. There's an article in the eHam archive that explains how to fix it. Best to do the fix before relying on it in an emergency.
Would like to see this one use tested side by side with the mfj1699
Great review. I dont think I will but one though
I would certainly lose the allen wrench. I like this antenna's form factor, but tuning it requires too many additional instruments. Thank you for another great video!
Just my 2 cents Michael, but I own a Ford F-150, and they are all aluminum bodies, so magnet mounts do not work. I had a Ford Flex, and they had a metal roof and life was easy. Now, I am having problems trying to find a way to mount antennas on my new truck without boring holes. Thanks for an honest review, and I might be able to use that antenna on my bumper mount. 73!
what are the ideal whip lengths for 40m and 80m?
Any idea if you could create a longer whip for for 75m.
I've seen whip material online.
For 99$ that's a nice sounding price for all that.
I use hf digital alot on 3.5980 300baud packet.
And voice 3.986
Would extra whip link fix that.
Once had a nice 160m whip that looked like a massive syringe. On a spring cb mount on a 78 Chevy 1 ton van that is now sitting out in a farmers field as storage in Wisconsin 😊
THE VAN
Could you trim the whip to bring it up into the 40M SSB range? I have some spare whips that could be sacrificed to add this capability.
Please suggest a suitable replacement for the Outbacker, mine has been outside for over twenty years, tripod itself is still in good shape. Primarily 40 CW/ SSB. (I use a WRC for portable work.)73 DE W8LV BILL
Are you using vox activation on your transceiver, or are you keying the mic another way?
I’m using a trigger switch. Here’s how you can build your own. Ham Radio How To: Build a Headset Trigger Switch - Ham Radio Q&A
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Is the top of coil threading also 3/8-24? I have a telescoping whip to try there.
It’s 3/8x24. Super Antenna makes a small whip that would be a great replacement for the included whips. Then you could easily adjust it to any frequency
Hello Michael, thank you for your honesty & integrity. That the antenna was not resonant in the phone portion of 40m is something EVERYONE should know before purchase. It definitely is in the “good price” region of cost, and someone who is interested and capable of mods, like using a 3/8 x 24 whip might find this a good purchase. As always, 73 KQ4IXD
Who’s got experience running this or the MFJ version at highway speeds?
Thanks for another great video,way too much faffing around for me.alot easier with a 17ft adjustable whip n coil.just my 2 cents worth
friend had one made by company starting with a O i think ... was not the outbacker. i dont think. it worked ok. ran it on 40 at a park worked good when the band would let it be
A wider coil would have given them more effective band coverage.
How does it tune on 80M?
Like it does with 40 meters, it tunes at the bottom of the 80m band. So it’s use on phone modes is limited
Nice "Rat Tail"! Wish I had your hair
How many antennas can be called "the ultimate" before it loses meaning? 😅😂😊
If it wasn’t for sensational titles, then no one would watch the video
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Boght this and a DE-19 interface! Affirm is Crack or Amateur Radio! :) LOL!
definitely doesn’t fit my operating style; easy to loose the key, gotta climb up and down every time I want to adjust the stinger, nah….
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You have a problem with it?
What are your pronouns ?
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Are you a Lambda member by chance ?