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BlueArmidillo, I have enjoyed using my Starduster antennas for years, and it always served me well. I also had a knockoff SD'r with a wider radial setup and it did not seem to me to be as good a workhorse either, but it did work.

I never worked this knockoff during periods of DX however. I recall that this antenna was built by CTE, back sometime in the 80's maybe. I remember when I first got it...the center pin of my coax was a bit too big to fit the antenna, so I sanded the pin down to fit.

The main problem I found with the SD'r is they tend to let water enter into the feed line.

[QUOTE="Marconi, post: 509737, member: 903"] BlueArmidillo, I have enjoyed using my Starduster antennas for years, and it always served me well. I also had a knockoff SD'r with a wider radial setup and it did not seem to me to be as good a workhorse either, but it did work. I never worked this knockoff during periods of DX however. I recall that this antenna was built by CTE, back sometime in the 80's maybe. I remember when I first got it...the center pin of my coax was a bit too big to fit the antenna, so I sanded the pin down to fit. The main problem I found with the SD'r is they tend to let water enter into the feed line. [/QUOTE]

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