Buddistick or Buddistick Deluxe?

[KF7CJJ]

Getting a trip of a lifetime to Guam this summer, want to take 20 and 40m with me, have both Yaesu FT817 and 857, have to keep the luggage light. Buddisticks look very attractive both for this trip and for hunting in Medicine Bow Forest.

What is advantage of the Buddistick Deluxe kit over the standard kit? Gotta order it soon to have it in time for the trip.

BR in WY
KF7CJJ

[KB3RHV]

This is what I did with mine........

Get the budstick standard and then buy the clamp for it. As for there tripod, its to low, so just use a camera tripod instead, and for the counterpoise wire, just make one.

One other thing I did, was get the longer whip for B/W since I dont use a tuner with my 817.

73

[K7FED]

Getting a trip of a lifetime to Guam this summer, want to take 20 and 40m with me, have both Yaesu FT817 and 857, have to keep the luggage light. Buddisticks look very attractive both for this trip and for hunting in Medicine Bow Forest.

What is advantage of the Buddistick Deluxe kit over the standard kit? Gotta order it soon to have it in time for the trip.

BR in WY
KF7CJJ

Remember that Guam is not in the jurisdiction of US Customs so be sure to have your paperwork in order! Getting stuff in is not to bad, getting it back in the US can be interesting. I'll be in Guam in August also. There is a good bunch of local folks on the 2m repeater on the island... enjoy!

Andy

[KC7YRA]

Hmmm, I dunno about Guam, but I frequently hike the Shoshone. I try to stick around the Fitzpatrick wilderness area (Ross lake and Lost lake to REALLY narrow it down) and sometimes down into Bomber Basin.

I find ANYTHING like the Buddi system of antennas to be too heavy and too delicate to take anywhere like the Shoshone.

When I am going into the woods I try to focus on antennas that are all wire. Very flexible, light, and CHEAP should you loose them. They hang easily in trees and perform better than any loaded, physically short antenna.

For hiking I would lean towards a spool of 20ish gauge stranded wire, some short runs of coax and the 817. Throw in a roll up j-pole and you will be ready to communicate on almost all of the bands and it will be as light as possible. Also throw in a morse key. far better for the QRP aspect.

Good luck and maybe I will run into you in the forest.

Brad

[KF7CJJ]

We took the kids around the State last week and one leg of the trip was through Riverton to Lander and on down to Flaming Gorge, we couldn't drive through the Shoshoni Forest because the road through was closed.

Looked grand, though.

I got the Buddistick. I do agree with you about all-wire resonant antennas, I just need experience to put my own together. Still no 20m contacts to my name.

CW is in the future too.
73

[KU5Q]

We took the kids around the State last week and one leg of the trip was through Riverton to Lander and on down to Flaming Gorge, we couldn't drive through the Shoshoni Forest because the road through was closed.

Looked grand, though.

I got the Buddistick. I do agree with you about all-wire resonant antennas, I just need experience to put my own together. Still no 20m contacts to my name.



I find ANYTHING like the Buddi system of antennas to be too heavy and too delicate to take anywhere like the Shoshone.

When I am going into the woods I try to focus on antennas that are all wire. Very flexible, light, and CHEAP should you loose them. They hang easily in trees and perform better than any loaded, physically short antenna.

For hiking I would lean towards a spool of 20ish gauge stranded wire, some short runs of coax and the 817. Throw in a roll up j-pole and you will be ready to communicate on almost all of the bands and it will be as light as possible. Also throw in a morse key. far better for the QRP aspect.

Brad



There nothing wrong with the buddustick or buddipole. Many portable ops go all manner of places with either one or both. Check out BUG, and HF Pack. No, they are not that "heavy". Run the modeling, and better yet check them out as far as performance. Still better than trying to cobble some crappy homemade wire contraption in the trees. I've done both.

Some ham "purists" look down there noses on commercial made antennas like the buddipole or stick.

[KF5AEO]

hows the hunting in medicine bow? I just moved to the huge town of laramie hihi.
i was also inquiring about a portable antenna for the 897

[AF6EH]

Awsome antenna either way the buddipole just gives you more options than the buddistick. You will be impressed with the quality of this beautiful antenna. IMO you cant find a better antenna for what your looking for.
Don AF6EH