BUDDIPOLE IN THE FIELD

picnic table with a clamp securing either the mounting plate or the
antenna directly.
A very handy third-party mount for this antenna is sold by High Sierra.
(www.hamcq.com) It is called the
Jaws Antenna Mount. The mount
combines a very strong clamp with a
standard 3 / 8 "x24 mount that works
with all Buddipole and Buddistick
components. The clamp will grip
wood (2x2 or 2x4 in size), railings on
hotel balconies, fence posts, or nearly
any other object. The piece holding
the 3 / 8 "x24 mount rotates 90 degrees
to allow the position of the antenna
High Sierra JAWS mount
to be independent of the angle of the
clamp. It is heavy duty (and heavy!),
and holds an antenna firmly. The antenna is fed from an SO-239
connector on the bottom of the antenna mount.
The next step up in the Buddistick product line is the Buddistick Deluxe
Package which includes everything in the standard Buddistick pack plus an
extra whip, extra coil clip, and a lightweight vertical antenna clamp for
picnic table use. It is not as rugged as the High Sierra offering, but it is
much easier to pack and travel, and it works fine for light duty situations
such as a casual picnic table portable operation.
The Buddipole and Buddistick systems may be augmented by any of the
accessories in the Buddipole, Inc. catalog. The next few pages highlight
some of these accessories. Some, such as the Triple Ratio Switch Balun
(TRSB) and Low Band Coil, will be given additional coverage later in the
book.
The Triple Ratio Switch Balun (TRSB
device serves two purposes. It has a threeposition
switch that selects either 50:50,
50:25, or 50:12.5 ohm matching from the
feed line to the antenna. The TRSB also has
an isolation transformer to keep current off
the outside of the coax. The TRSB was
developed by Alan Biocca, WB6ZQZ, for
Buddipole, Inc.
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