Customer's amazing stories!

Hi David,

First use today of the Loftenna…

59s from Italy, Czech Republic and Romania. I’m getting less than 1.75 SWR without a tuner on 20m so I’m pretty much absolutely delighted with my purchase.

I might re-rig it next week for a more professional finish than I achieved in my rush to get on the air!

Mine is sited in a modern build house with solar panels on the eastern side of the roof… so I was pretty pleased to get into Eastern Europe on my first trials.

Photos would not do the Loftenna justice so you’ll just have to take my word for it until I have re-rigged.

Nice work, thank you.

Best regards

Geoff

Hi David,

Just to let you know that I received my loftenna this morning. 

Your YouTube instruction are spot on and managed to rig it up in my loft in no time at all.

It tunes up easily on my 746pro and 20m is booming into my qth as I type this email.

It fits perfect along the length of my loft.

Whilst I accept that a loft antenna is a compromise, it suits my needs perfectly.

Thank you for a quality product and swift receipt of the antenna.

I'll submit a review on your website as well.

Wishing you as blessed Christmas.

73

Bruce

I love it when a customer lets me know of their successes.  This just in from an honest customer of the Loftenna!

"Hi, Purchased a Loftenna, after installing it in my smallish terraced loft diagonally in the Horizontal mode  using only the supplied radials  I found that the SWR to be on average around 2:1 on all bands with none over 3:1,  my initial reaction was "Dummy Load" but in use it performed a lot better than I had anticipated, I live right on the West Coast of Wales with the antenna in a East West  configuration with the Balun at the West end, I have made contacts using only 50w. SSB phone to  Moscow, Latvia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Italy, Portugal and Belgium  getting 5/6 to 5/9 reports .   My previous antenna was a £200+ Chameleon End fed and I believe without having carried out back to back tests that the Loftenna  beats it , plus with the end fed I had to use a external antenna Tuner which I don't need with the Loftenna.  I intend to add some additional radials sometime in the future to see if it improves reception to the West of my location.  Happy to have made the purchase and would recommend for anyone with restricted  antenna space . 73'"

I went back and asked whether I could use this email and this was the reply...

"Hi , You may feel free to use my findings on your website, you are welcome. I omitted to mention  on which bands that I made the contacts , mainly 15 & 20, Bulgaria  10m. Belgium 40m.,   Loftenna is not going to compete with the Hack Green setup but it will give Hams like myself the opportunity to get on the air . When I get around to adding some counterpoises and think they were an improvement I  will let you know

  73"

There you have it ...an honest feedback.  A loftenna doing exactly what I claim.  Thank you!

And this...

Well...some days the news is great!!!  Just a phone call from a friend of a customer who said " my friend took one of your sleeves, put it upside down outside his flat window and promptly worked Hawaii!"  What can I say?  They work!

SLEEVES...I recently had an email from a chap who's friend is using one of my sleeve aerials to regularly work Oz!  I knew they were 'wizard' aerials but that's amazing!!  Thanks for telling me

Hi David,
I bought a Sleeve antenna from you some time ago now. It works a treat  with decent contacts across Europe and into the USA. I've now rigged the antenna as a permanent installation, camouflaged in the garden ( happy to send pictures if you were interested) I have question. Can I assume the Unun is Ok to use permanently outside without any inclosure? I've used petroleum jelly along the seams and around the connections. Appreciate your advice please. 73 Tim

My answer...Hi Tim

Glad it works as it should.  I think if the unun is greased as you have it should be ok.  I often run rubber solution like uhu por glue round the seams and where the fittings go in.

Its pretty tightly fitted so should be ok.  Ive never had anyone tell me they leak and ive never seen it myself.  Usual precautions vis a vis pl259...rubber tape usually

Hth

David