G Whip coming soon

What they say about quality and performance! Just a few of the reports......read on!

Hi, when I came around to see you I was impressed to see the G Whip base antenna in action, if I recall the antenna was only about 6 feet off the ground and connected to an FT817 and you worked an OK station at S9 both ways with 2.5 watts. The absence of an ATU made me realise that I have fallen into bad habits over the years, tending to rely on Auto ATU’s to cover all eventualities.

Geoff, I received mine beautifully packed, looked at it and it is just brilliant in construction, so, put it in the loft and set it up as per personalised spec-sheet, it was way out of resonance probably due to the rafters and other junk in the loft, after 2 hours up/down in the loft I finally got there, spot on VSWR @ 3.725 MHz @ 1.2 /1. works great and can also drop in the tuner if I want to move HF/LF,(don't shout at me as I know an antenna should always be resonant), it has given me operation on 80 which I never had before due to limited antenna restrictions outdoors.........tks Harry G3....(Callsign withheld at request)

Geoff, Just a note to say that I now have the shipment. It took a while to arrive because of the snow and other competing commitments in the days that followed. I got the chance to check the contents at the weekend and it all looks fine. In fact I’d say this is the best constructed pair of antennas I have ever seen. Simon G4SGI ...............

This is antenna is just great...........................Pablo Avlavris PY7....(My Friend Fred bought it for me in the UK)

Geoff, all received ok, the packing was FAB, when I opened everything up I was amazed, wow is this built well or what? it is the best piece of amateur radio equipment I have ever purchased. I had lots of QSOs on 20 today, into the USA/Canada even to W5...................Thanks Douglas G3.....

I have had great fun with this antenna this Summer season with Sporadic E on 28MHz and 50MHz, I have limited garden space, this unit is good and takes up so little space. I would like to buy another one for my holiday home in Spain..............73 Joel: France

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Resonant antennas, "simply the best", "a no compromise stealth antenna", "precise attention to detail"...................that is what the users say!

Report from Richard G4WFR....................I went out to the New Forest today as there is plenty of space to play radio & tested the G Whip resonant end fed antenna out. It worked very well & my first QSO was with VK4 this afternoon followed by other VK’s, 9M6 & YB4 plus East & West coast USA & some Europeans. I was using my TS2000 with 100W running off the car battery.

(Feed point at top of mast, sloping to ground, G Whip End Fed 20 Mtrs: NOTE: Mast not supplied)

Using a similar idea the feed point can be mounted under the house gutter/eaves and sloped down the garden: (Note: No mast supplied)

Hi Geoff, well got mine at last due to postal strike and I must say how well it is built and packaged, went upstairs and lobbed it out of the window, tied the connecting box to the gutter, connected the coax, went to the radio, found a clear spot put out a CQ and back came a VE7! Wow!!! Wife does even not know it's there!..Magic and a nice piece of kit! .....Mike G4

I have just bought a Zepp for 20 Mtrs, it is made by ??? and is the biggest piece of junk I have ever bought, yours however, is superb, Richard G4WFR is right! it is fantastic.

Superb! best antenna I have ever had for 20 Mtrs................Dennis Dyke The Netherlands

Allan G7VQV says................worked W7 on internet via gateway......then organised contact via RF mode and worked him direct! WOW and now I have the 40 mtr version as well.

Pete G3!!! had to laugh at this, a box, a wire, Went out /p on 20 mtrs..................holy moses! pile up after pile up, they thought I had a BIG amp, what a product and unbreakable wire............... G Whip you have a blinding product here.

Arrived yet??? Yes thank you, arrived at around 4 o'clock this afternoon, impressed with both packing and hardware. In almost indecent haste after unpacking and eating, put the 15mtr one up in lieu of a guy wire on the inv L antenna, checked the swr on the Autek and spot on.........Gave single call to ST2AR thru pile up....599, Then replied to a CQ from VE7SV.....single call again... 579 and during the chat was told I was one of the only European stns he could hear. Run the Pro 111 at about 90 watts, so it's looking promising.. Given decent wx tomorrow I'll try the other 2 and let you know how I get on. Give it a week or so to cover the vagaries of HF conditions. 73 Jack Batham G3LNC

What you can do with 5 watts and a resonant antenna.....................no tuner

We headed up the hills a few days before Christmas with a Yaesu FT-817 and a NorCal CW box. it was absolutely freezing so we fixed up a 10m pole attached to a farmers post and ran the 20m resonant end fed with the feeder along the ground. It may have been better with the box in the air but it was so cold we wanted fast results and we were set up and back in the car in minutes. We started with the 817 and were getting Italy, Hungary and Serbia with just 5 watts and good reports on the quality of our signal, and it was the same impressive stuff with the little NorCal. I’m sure there’s more to be had by experimenting with position although on the day we favoured the warmth of the car. Overall its 10/10 from me on construction, performance and ease of set up for mobile QRP use, without doubt it’s a quality bit of kit. Best Regards Dave 2W0DRB

What you can do with 10 watts and a resonant antenna.....................no tuner

G Whip resonant end fed antennas......................These are the proverbial “mutts nuts”!

I bought a 20m version, put it on a pole that was lying around my garage about 8ft long, cable tied it to my fence, pulled out the wire radiator & jammed it to the top of my fence (about 5ft high) without insulating it, checked VSWR and the needle hardly moved at all, I answered a CQ from North America at about lunch time using only my allowed 10w and got a perfectly acceptable 59 report straight back, then South France with 57! The antenna was between two houses, low down as I have said, and orientation not even considered. The engineering of these antennas is bullet proof, you can throw a line (included in the package) over a tree or tied to the roof of your house, or on a pole / tower / anything else handy for that matter, at home or portable, & be on the air in minutes without an ATU, perfectly resonant on the band, & not wasting power in a lossy ATU . The Zepp’s come packaged in a box approx 9” by 4” so don’t take up much room when not in use or transporting or you can leave up permanently as they are tested in storms etc and the radiator is green Kevlar so semi hidden in the air and also unbreakable and will last a lifetime. I have since been back and now have 5 of them (different bands). Why mess about with compromise antennas and suffer TVI when you can make life simple for yourself with a resonant end fed? Oh and another thing --- they are too cheap!!! (remember no ATU to buy). Geoff is so helpful also, he answered all my emails very quickly, even when out of the country in Japan, he offers his free advice on anything you care to ask about, with no obligation. I can’t praise these enough and have no hesitation in recommending them. They are not a beam, but don’t cost the same as a beam and so easy to put up (compared to a beam), and perform great too. Happy DXing 73 MM6RSP (restricted to 10w)

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Geoff and Janet, now that Christmas is over and I have been allowed to open my gifts, I thought that a quick update may be appreciated. Earlier this month, (after the rotten weather), I installed the 20 mtr, 15 mtr and 17 mtr resonant end fed boxes under the house eaves, running the wire antenna with supplied cord tied to rubber bungees then to trees in the garden. The installation is so easy giving a very good swr all along the 20 mtr and 15 mtr bands, however, I did have swr ratio of +2:1 along the 17 mtr zepp for the first week or so, a quick check was carried out and found that the swr dipped below 1.5:1 around 18.35 Mhz. For whatever reason this minor problem has gone, (snow and ice on the lawn below has now disappeared) and there is a low swr all along the band. Having got the antennas up and rig running I have only had a couple of hours or so on air, no DX so far but that's to be expected and I look forward to better conditions. Thanks for the service and I look forward to many hours of operating with the antennas. All the best for the New Year. Regards, Dave GM0KCN

Can you please send me the 10mtr mini ef as the 20mtr you sent me is the best antenna that I ever used for QRP .......Thanks MM6TCH Shane. 73s

Geoff , I wanted to drop you a note to thank you for the excellent service both in terms of the advice you gave and the quick turn around in getting my Resonant End Fed antenna out to me. I am seriously impressed in the overall quality of the product it feels solid and is clearly engineered to a very high level. I have yet to try it with my 817 as I have been away but I am sure it will be a fantastic performer........... Paul Jay

Hi Geoff, I just wanted to say thanks for such a good antenna – I’ve ended up stringing it up NNE-SSW in my front garden tied between the metal hinge on my upstairs shack window and a suitable bush and I was getting into Bulgaria just now on 4-5W with no issues. .....Thanks Graeme M6GMB

Hi Geoff,

Now, for a little bit of feedback on your 20m resonant end fed. basically Geoff one word sums it up "amazing". Last week I had two good contacts into Norway with 58 reports one gave me a compliment on my signal and audio quality for 10 watts. I then had a contact into Finland with a 57 report, a distance of 1200 miles. I have had several contacts into Italy with good reports and tonight I made contact with FG4NN in Guadeloupe a distance of 4107 on 10 watts!!!.....Tomorrow I will write a glowing review for you on eham. Thanks for such a great product. I will be back for more.....73's Andy (M6AZA)......................Eham report......I have only been a licensed Radio Amateur for a short while and therefore only permitted to use 10 watts as a Foundation licence holder. I had used a G5RV which was ok but this required a tuner, meaning that some of my precious power was being lost in its operation. I was looking for something that would be resonant on the required band and I also needed something that would have a low visual impact.

I came across the G whip end fed and decided to buy one for the 20m band. My initial impression was that the unit was well made and it was very easy to install. My shack is at the bottom of my garden so I attached the box to the top of a pole at 10ft and sloped the antenna up to my house, attaching the other end at 20ft. This was roughly North to South.

My first impression of its operation was that it was much quieter than the G5RV and I was able to hear stations at distances that I had not been able to previously. I made a number of good contacts into Europe with good signal reports, but the most notable contact was with an FG station in Guadeloupe a distance of 4100 miles from my QTH in the UK!!!

In conclusion, I have found this antenna to be an excellent cost effective performer. Geoff at G Whip is also incredibly helpful and always replied to my emails promptly. As someone who is new to the hobby, this is a real comfort.

I since purchased a QRP version for my FT817 and portable work and will be back for a 17M version soon.

Excellent product, quality and service!!

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Hi Geoff, Just a short note to say thanks for the 17m resonant end fed that arrived yesterday. I put it up when I got home last night and had a little play with it. The band was rather quiet last night but I did get a good contact into Spain who gave me a 59+10db report. I gave him the same report and he couldn’t believe that I was using 10watts and an end fed antenna! He was using 100w through a 3 element beam! I will do a review for you again on eham when I have had a bit more time with it. I want to buy a base system from you at some point to give me access to 80 and 160m, but space is getting a little tight in my garden now. Thanks again for your wonderful antennas. I am continually singing the merits of them on air.............Andy

Report from Martin M0KZC below.....................

Said I'd give you some feedback on the End fed antenna. I used the 20m version /P from my caravan whilst on holiday in Cornwall and am very pleased. These antennas are ideal for /P working - easy and quick to erect, robust and with good performance. Fed with 100W in 'sloper' configuration it easily outperformed my multi band vertical both in terms of signal reports and, of course, received noise. From an unpromising location I was able to work
around Europe and North America (when condx allowed) with solid 59 reports, only VP8 was a 'getaway' owing to pile-up behavoir. I did initially attach
a tuner (just in case !) but didn't need it. You know what's coming next................... I'd like to obtain another for 20m and others for 15 and 10m please. Martin M0KZC

Report from Keith GJ6TMM below......................

Last month i bought 2 Resonant End Feds from Geoff. 1 for 20m and 1 for 10m. I watched Geoff build them and test them on air. When I got back to Jersey I did not have time to test them for a couple of weeks. Since then i have tested them against my vertical multi band. Switching between the vertical and the end fed my received reports went from 55 to 59+.
This evening i have called once to stations on 20m that were working pileups and got through 1st time. JW ZB2 and HZ1.10m has been the same,1st or 2nd call and they come back to me. All I can say is i need more for the other HF bands.
Thanks Geoff and Janet and GWHIP.......................GJ6TMM Keith

Hi Geoff..................

Many thanks for sending the 20m (14MHz) resonant End Fed antenna. It arrived the day I went on holiday so I have had to wait a few days to put it through its paces. I was very pleased with the way it arrived, very nicely packaged and of excellent build quality. I can see that a lot of thought has gone into making a substantial piece of kit. I have got it set up at an angle as suggested and the maximum height is about 28 ft tapering down to 6 ft above the ground. It is also on a cord and pulley system so that it can be made unobtrusive when required. I have been listening to the 20m contest taking part this week end. I found that the general background noise was very reduced and signals came in sharp and crisp. I found that some signals came booming in and surprisingly did not register more than 53 to 57. Using the aerial I answered some of the contest calls and made contacts in, Belgium, Denmark, Belarus, Italy, Finland, Denmark and Slovenia. Many thanks for a very nice unit. I am very pleased and anticipate it will give me a lot of fun in the future. Many thanks for all your interest and, of course, a good antenna...................Roger 2E0IHB

................As a relative newcomer to amateur radio, my first G-Whip order for a 10m end-fed was placed about a week before Christmas.

Geoff had just run out of ready-made units, but very kindly offered to build one from scratch. Despite the madness of the Christmas time post, the antenna arrived, sturdily packed, well before the festivities began. The quality is outstanding and a credit to British-built equipment - and of course Geoff himself. The Kevlar wire, though very flexible, really is amazingly tough and I can't see any way this would ever fail - ideal for my mountaintop QTH with its frequent 70mph gusts. And of course, the beautifully-made matching unit only adds to the overall quality of these units, as does the provision of all those bits - weatherproofing tape for the coax plug and socket, end insulator and suspension cords, and even cable ties to secure the coax to the matching unit - that other manufacturers typically leave out. All this for £45. With quality and service like this, Geoff is clearly going to be getting plenty of repeat business from me!
John Rowlands, MW1CFN. Finalist - BBC Radio 4 Amateur Scientist of the Year, 2010.

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Hi, Just to say that I managed Ukraine and Greece at the weekend, on 10mtrs with 5 watts. Your resonant end fed antennas do their stuff alright. Very pleased with them thanks. Best regards Brian, G7FAL.

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Hi, Last weekend at the Newbury rally I bought a couple of the resonant end fed antennas (a 6m one and your last 17m QRP one) from you. I have just got round to stringing up the 17m version and cannot believe how simple and effective it is. I followed the instructions, hanging the matching box from the eaves and sloping the radiator down to a nearby shed roof in a roughly eastward direction. My antenna analyser showed an SWR of 1.2. As soon as I tuned to the 17m QRP centre of activity I heard a mini pile up around a Danish amateur. Since I just run 5W from an FT-817 I usually don’t bother trying to join in on pile ups as I never get heard but I thought it was only fair to try out the new aerial and got a 56 report straight away. This was a complete surprise and a fantastic way to give me confidence in a new aerial. I can’t wait to try out the 6m version and to get both aerials high up in the open next time I go camping. Thank you for taking the time to talk about the aerials but without any pushy hard selling. It was a pleasure to meet you and I hope I can catch you at another rally in the near future (Reading perhaps?) to add a couple more bands at a very good price! ........All the best, Brian G1ZEZ

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Hi Geoff, just a few lines to say that the resonant end fed arrived yesterday. I put it up an I am very pleased with it. I’ve not been on 17m before so to start with I am keeping the power down ( Hope not to cause any TVI ) – I will wind it up, bit by bit over the next few days or so. Anyhow on 10 watts i got in to 9H1 – UX1 – ER3 & I7, using cw & ssb. So I certainly would recommend anyone to buy this version of the end fed especially as vswr is very good.

So thanks again, have a good weekend 73 from Paul in Lincoln.

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Hello Geoff,

Just a quick note to say thank you for a speedy delivery as the Resonant End Fed arrived this morning. I have had a play with the antenna set on the end of a 12 foot carbon pole on the side of my shed , slopping to about 7 foot from the ground. I must say I am very impressed both with the quality of the goods and your speedy response to my Emails, but most of all my first few QSO`s were into Hungary, Croatia , Germany and Spain. on 30W..and receiving 57-59 reports ,I can only imagine things will get better when it is fixed in its final resting location up on a pole on my bungalow chimney slopping to the ground.

I will report back when I have tested it more thoroughly ! So ...many many thanks from Cornwall. Best regards..........Martin

REMEMBER THAT THESE ANTENNAS ARE RESONANT END FEDS, NOT JUST A BIT OF WIRE

Geoff, I feel I must write about the results on the G Whip Resonant End fed antenna. We used one of these marvellous aerials while operating a demonstration station over several weekends, All the aerials a mix of verticals, dipoles and your 40M end feed, which were put up and taken down each weekend, it was noticeable that with your aerial all we had to do was connect the coax, put the box on the top of the 30 ft mast raise the mast and tie the other end up in a tree, it was resonant and working! Not so with the other aerials: up, down with the mast, adjust SWR!, all the frustration of a demo station, but your aerial was resonant brand new out of the box, we worked almost 1500 stations, most on your 40M end feed, I have another at home, I had noted a GW0 trying with 400 watts to work a DK station on 40M with a G5RV, however on the same band I was using your aerial with just 10 watts I was working a group up and down the county, with 59 reports -- cant think Why! PS how about an 80M version? Best 73 Andy G4MYS

Hello Geoff, Several months ago I purchased from you 3 End Fed Slopers 40, 20 & 17 Metres respectfully. Being Ex military I knew right away when I seen the Advert KEVLAR as the radiating element. Please add this to your Review page. I’m 2e0tvp Ken from Plymouth. Having installed the 40Mtr, end fed I got very good reports from around G Land. On the third day in the Morning on the Grey line placed a call out on 40 and got a response from ZL2OZ from New Zealand and we had a 15 min, QSO. The benefits of these antennas are Superb. Hopefully your order book from the South West has been quite busy , I have advertised the excellent quality of these Antennas. I was only running 50 Watts during the contact into ZL. Again thank you very much for your assistance and trouble free transaction …………Regards Ken 2E0TVP !! Very Satisfied Customer.!!

Hi Geoff......Managed to give the 40m mini EF antenna a good going over, so far I am impressed with it an haven't had the chance to try the other 2.

I think the ATU will be sold soon to get some pennies for a pro mobile from you, I have left a review at the Charlie Tango website http://s3.zetaboards.com/copythat/topic/7589553/1/#new and will leave one with eham when I register. Thanks again for your help and understanding kind service.....Kind Regards

Graeme Walker

Hi Geoff. Just a quick update on the purchase of my antenna. As promised, the parcel arrived on Friday so thank you very much for your prompt service. Was hugely impressed with the packaging and everything arrived in tiptop condition. When I unpacked the product, again, I was really impressed with what you supply...rope for lashing the antenna, kite wrap for the antenna element. Even down to the cork protecting the hook! I didn't actually get around to installing the antenna until last night. I've attached the main box of tricks to the eaves of the house and strung the antenna wire down to my 25ft pole halfway down the garden, beaming west to east. I then attached my antenna analyser and was so impressed with the bandwidth...bang on the money for the voice part of 40M!!! Unit #402 was living up to expectations........I then hooked it up to my radio, tuned it to 40M and bammmm!!! I actually worked it out that between 7.090 and 7.195, i was hearing stations at every 3khz interval. Admittedly, conditions were good yesterday but your resonant antenna has definitely improved my setup. I put out a few CQ calls and was reaching mainland Europe and Inter G stations at 59/+10db signals with BBC quality audio on my allowed 10watts. It was a real pleasure to operate last night and I'm sure your antenna made a whole world of difference. I'm already planning on the installation of a 20M EndFed antenna so expect to see an order placed very soon. Keep up the good work Geoff :-) Paul.

From Gary G0DNI: As a previous customer of Geoff Brown (G4ICD) G Whip Antennas, I knew just where to go when I needed a portable antenna to go with my new Yaesu FT-817 QRP rig. I was looking for a no-fuss but highly efficient single-band (20M) antenna that I could use at home or in the field for some low power voice and data communications. I ordered the mini-end fed resonant antenna from Geoff, who as always immediately responded to my email request. The mini end-fed is a low power (50W max) lightweight version of Geoff's normal resonant end-fed and as such isn't intended to be permanently mounted outdoors, although it is finished to his usual high standard. Installation is as simple as hanging the box to a convenient point (from the upstairs window at the moment!) and running the radiator wire (about 10 meters long) down to the nearest suitable object. Everything that you need is included apart from the co-ax , so it doesn't take long to set up. Use in the field for portable operation would be just as simple, but with the box at ground level and the radiator elevated - opposite to my current setup. As the antenna is resonant on 20M, no ATU is needed, just plug the co-ax straight into the rig and you are good to go. I've only had the 20M mini end-fed for 3 days now and I have been primarily using data modes (PSK31 and JT65A) and learning how to drive the little FT-817. As the rig is working hard when sending data, I've set the output power to 2.5W as recommended by other users. So, how is the antenna performing? JT65A data mode is a very low power communication mode with signals being able to be decoded when they are almost inaudible to the human ear. With my 2.5 watts and the mini end-fed, I'm working well into Central Europe from the UK with my best contact so far being with an RA3 station just over 1700 miles away - actually this was my FIRST JT65A contact with the new rig/antenna setup - impressed, you bet! More routine contacts range from 500 to 1000 miles on JT65A with 2.5 watts. The beauty of the JT65-HF software is that it reports to the PSK Reporter network so it's possible to see just where your signals are being received. Remembering that this data mode is a very low power transmit and decode mode, PSK reporter has shown my signals being received in central USA and even one 'hit' in New Zealand. Sounds too good to be true? Go to the PSK Reporter website and do a search for 'signals sent by G0DNI' and see for yourself. Now, do I need the 40M mini end-fed too ......73 Gary G0DNI

Hi Geoff - the antennas arrived safe and sound today and I cant wait for the weekend to get them up now!!

The build quality is amazing!!! When I read your feedback regarding the excellent quality build I thought .. mmmmm .. must be good but I reserve judgement until I see them in the flesh. What can I say .. from the packaging right through to the antennas themselves are excellent. The build quality of the antennas themselves are quite simply the best I have ever seen!! I cannot see corners/cost cut anywhere!! The materials and construction are superb. Anyway, thought I would let you know that I am both thankful and grateful and cant wait to get them up this weekend. I will be building up my collection of G Whip antennas in the not too distant future!!..............Thanks again..............73 Bob Emerson Northern Ireland.........31/1/2013

Having now purchased 4 End Fed Zep antennas (10,17,20 & 40m) from Geoff Brown (G4ICD @ www.gwhip.co.uk) I thought it was about time I joined forces with the others guys and endorsed just how good these antennas really are. The build and quality is absolutely second to none and THEY WORK - No Denying it ! Out of the box, with their very own SWR sweep, hand built and individually tested, complete with all the fittings you need to get on the air in minutes, connect the coax, hang it, slope it and away you go - job done. Exceptional quality products and service to match.
No affilation to G-Whip just very satisfied...................G0TOV Mark

3 letters and 1 word to describe this antenna...

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To start with, the build quality is simply amazing!!! I purchased this antenna after reading the various reviews and can now add my own personal endorsement. The build quality is quite simply the best I have seen .. ever!! Only the highest of quality materials are used throught (it genuinely is 'milspec') and the attention to detail is excellent. The antenna itself was easy to mount because everything needed is supplied (such as zip ties, self amalgamating tape etc etc). One thing I was particulary impressed with was the low noise floor on reception (-126dB). I wasnt looking for a 'stealth' antenna but the fact that coax is no longer hanging down in the middle of my rear garden is an added bonus (to my neighbours and XYL!!). The fact that this end fed G Whip is almost invisible was an added bonus. Bob, 2I0OTC

Purchased the 20M version end fed yesterday at Didcot. Woke up this morning to find SNOW!!! Got the 20M G-whip end fed up this afternoon, as soon as the snow finished. Apart from freezing in the cold it was a snip to get up and working. A quick push of the on switch, change to correct frequency and BANG into Algeria over a 1000 miles away with 59 in both directions. I got in over the top of the German stations pushing out Kw of power into arrays and beams!! Why didn't I find these aerials sooner!!! They are going to be so easy and efficient for Special Event stations. Can't wait for the 40M and 60M versions now, it's like childhood Christmas all over again................Nigel Auckland M0NAF

I purchased a 20 meter G Whip End Fed Antenna from Ian Ross in the UK. Ian was very responsive; he shipped my order right away. The G Whip was very easy to install. However, it was necessary to shorten the antenna to shift the frequency up to cover the frequency of interest. Ian was very helpful and explained how to make the change. It only took a few minutes. The antenna is well made and it's nice to have a resonant antenna for a change. I'm looking forward to making many contacts with the G Whip antenna and my Patcomm PC-1600E.

Steve AA0MV

What more can I say about these excellent antennas. I purchased a 40M one at first and found it to be very well made and after many emails with Geoff I subsequently bought
20M
17M
15M
10M
I also bought from Geoff a 160M one.This one is not made by Geoff but he managed to obtain some on his travels.The main reason for purchasing the antennas was for use on field days and special events by our club Central Lancs. A.R.C. I can only say if you want a antenna which works straight out of the box then these are for you.Top quality and a first class company to deal with.....G3UCA

I decided to purchase a 40m End Fed Zepp after a recommendation, and once the unit arrived it was easy to see why it had been recommended! The build quality is superb and it comes with everything you need to get started straight away. I just had to put the box up and run the wire down the garden (the green kevlar wire quickly becomes lost in the background against trees/bushes etc), connect it to the rig and was on the air straight away. The unit comes with an SWR seep after it's been individually tested, and it works perfectly, all along with great service from Geoff................Chris M0LZA

From Alan G0RTH:

Excellent 40m End Fed Antenna
Having had good experiences with both the G Whip Base antenna and the G Whip mobile antenna I bought this 40m end fed as my inverted L was OK on both 160m & 80m but not so hot on 40m. Superb construction, easy to deploy and works very well. I had tried a cheap competitor but the "matching box" wasn't in the same league as Geoff's and it also didn't have the almost unbreakable kevlar wire. A classic case of getting what you pay for - superb engineering at a fair price. So impressed I've just ordered the 20m and 6m versions.

Posted By M0ZCM………….Still Excellent!
I thought that as I have now been using Geoff's antennas since I started my Amateur radio journey in 2011, I would now do an update. I currently own the following G Whip antennas:
20M EF
17M EF
Widebander
20M Mini EF
All of Geoff's antennas are of excellent quality and he clearly takes a lot of pride in putting them together. In Operation they are very simple to set up and work flawlessly. They have given me a lot of hassle free enjoyment in the last two years not to mention some great contacts.
If you live in a built up area like me, they present a low visual impact, which in turn means less hassle for you. I have no hesitation in recommending these antennas and will soon be buying a 40M band version.

Posted by M0NAF:

I did promise to update my initial review after more use. Well firstly let me say I have now purchased both the 40M end fed and also the 60M (reviews to follow). I could not be more pleased with the 20M end fed. For example today I got Slovenia, some 800 miles away at 1500 (not a great time of day for 20M in my area) I was using Icom 74100 on 100W. The report back to me was 59 to 59+. My contact, S58WW, was putting 500W into a dipole and he was also getting 59+ from me. Another big advantage was the lack of noise when receiving a signal. My QTH is noisy with overhead power and telephone cables, plus broadband cables. I was getting 5 level noise until I tuned the signal - then nothing but clear audio. A pleasure to use. So easy to put up; and no problems from the neighbours as the green wire is almost invisible. I can get into US and Canada on 20M no problems. I have a pulley system to the chimney breast so I can drop the aerials quickly and easily, and they are connected using climbing type clips at both ends so I can have them down and in the car in 15 minutes to use them portable somewhere else. Thank you G Whip and RossComm for a great product.

M0NAF Posted: Got my 40M up and running in time for an evening session. (Why has stuff like eating and washing up got to get in the way of important things!!) Into the states with 55 reports on 100W, no problems, and no need for any tuning. All the power into the aerial. What more could I ask for!! These aerials are awesome, easy to erect and not expensive. WHY have I wasted so much cash on other aerials in the past!!!! Thanks G Whip and RossCom

M0AZE Posted:

This is not the first product I've purchased from Geoff, the quality of construction, price and performance would be difficult to beat! I buy with confidence knowing that it will do exactly what it is designed to do. I do recommend to anyone the use of a resonant antenna, for those with smaller gardens these antenna's prove you don't necessarily have to lose out on putting out a good signal.................Have fun!

Posted by 2E0STJ:

This is my 1st end fed 20m antenna, need I look any further ? No I don`t ! this ticks all the boxes, excellent quality all round, made my first contact into Poland with ease and I feared the worst being surrounded by houses here in the UK.
I did try a vertical antenna (fishing pole style)for almost the same price, well I have packed that away until perhaps I go out in a middle of a field or even high up where the air gets thinner !
I must also add the customer service that I experienced with Ian was superb and will be returning to purchase another antenna when needs must as I said you need not to look any further, these work !!
Thank you G whip and RossCom ………………John, 73

Posted by Martin M0KZC

Just thought I'd add an update from my previous post of 2011. In nearly two years of use my original G-Whip end fed zepps are still going strong. The quality Geoff builds into these antennas speaks for itself - I've thrown many other more expensive wire antennas in the bin after shorter periods. The build materials are virtually indestructable, well I haven't managed to break one yet ! Given their robust build quality I still think these are the best option for portable operating (my main usage) having tried many other options. If you got a few minutes to erect a pole and raise a G-Whip zepp in sloper configuration then I wouldn't bother with any of the electrically short so called portable antennas. The zepp will outperform any of these - and I've tried a few !! There really is no substitute for 'wire in the air' plus of course these are resonant so no 'fiddling' or tuners. I've recently bought some more to fill in the gaps in band coverage. I think that speaks for itself.

As previous Geoff is great to deal with, very helpful and responds promptly to requests. Recommended.

73
Martin (M0KZC)

Posted by M0HDF

I got my G Whip Zepp 20m 150W last Friday from Ian - M0CZV at RossComm Radio Communications, authorized reseller of G-Whip.
Very nice quality and excellent packaging. Resonant as per the plot provided first time.
The box robustness and waterproofness seems very good. Very easy to install.
Low QRM on RX, SSB receiving audio was fantastic.
I did about 15 contacts in the SP DX RTTY contest with 5W in no time. I have for now installed the antenna horizontal about 2m height along my garden (NE-SW) in the urban part of B'ham sorrounded by houses. Very happy with this purchase. I would recommend it to anybody.

(A TOP quality 9/1 balun Mil spec wound in IP rated box with a 20 mtr counterpoise and a 23 mtr kevlar sloper)

Allan, G7VQV comments: "had a good afternoon with it, was up at Cheese Foot Head, Nr Winchester on the road to Petersfield, and was working IOM, Denmark, Holland, Portugal etc on 20, 40 and 80 mtrs, and did hear the USA...............thanks Geoff.............You made my day"............PS: and today (29/8/2009) I worked the US and lots lots more..............checkout Allans website here

We have had over 50 5 star reports on this antenna, for the price it really is good based around it's optimum resonance of 7MHz, super on 7MHz, good on 14MHz, no good on 28 MHz (no propagation!) and does work on 3.6MHz.

Very pleased with the widebander, had my first qso on 160 mtrs, brill on 80 mtrs and even wkd a VK in Tasmania on 40 mtrs.

Geoff ...The Widebander is a fantastic piece of equipment I wanted to drop you a note to thank you for getting it out to me so quickly. It arrived a couple of days after placing the order well packaged and in perfect order as with all previous orders. The antenna is beautifully made opening the unun casing reveals a work of art I don’t think I have ever seen a commercially available amateur radio product so well put together. Performance is excellent the inbuilt ATU on my radio had no problems tuning the antenna on the bands I tried it on. I set mine up with the radiator sloping from the eaves of my house and the counterpoise a foot above ground level secured to a fence post. Very very pleased with the product many thanks Geoff again for all your help and advice. Thanks!..................Paul Jay

Hello Geoff.................I tried out the antenna on a few bands at the weekend when I had a minute or two. I had contacts on 10, 15, 20 & 40m. Best DX with my 5 watts were contacts with two east coast W's and a UA0 on 20m. I had a few contacts on 40m. This is a band that has proved difficult for this QTH. I was quite surprised as I worked DL, OZ, SM, OH & LA first call & no repeats. In total I worked 20 countries, mostly EU's. Didn't have time to get on 80m but I will try it sometime...................Dave, GM4HQF

This review is for the G Whip Wide-band end-fed antenna. (3.6Mhz to 50Mhz)........de Gary G0DNI

Whilst I appreciate that there really isn't one antenna that works perfectly across the whole spectrum of the amateur bands, I have always had to balance practicality with visual impact. With this limitation my previous antenna of choice has been a full-size G5RV and I've had good results over the years with this simple setup. My current QTH (or should I say the aesthetics of the garden!) do not allow me to have the G5RV erected permanently and although my rig/derig time was down to 10 minutes, this was starting to get a bit tedious.

I was looking for another 'one antenna fits all bands' solution that would have a low visual impact, but still perform to a satisfactory level. I'm more than happy to grab DX when conditions are right, but my normal modus operandi is working UK nets on 80m and 40m and working a bit further into Europe on 20m. I use an Icom IC-706 and a Yaesu FT-757AT semi-automatic ATU that out lived the FT-757GX HF rig.

I came across the G Whip website www.gwhip.co.uk and was attracted by the high standard of construction of all the products and was tempted by the Wide-bander antenna. After a trawl around the web to read reviews an and exchange of emails with Geoff Brown (G4ICD) of G Whip Antenna Products an order was placed and the widebander arrived the next day.

Full details are on the G Whip website, but the widebander consists of a 9/1 un/un balun, approx 20m of kevlar radiator wire and a 20m kevlar counterpoise. Erection is simple, in my case the balun was strapped to a tree trunk next to the shack at about 4m AGL. the radiator is run through the trees, with one dog-leg through a pulley before being anchored to a smaller tree with a bungee. The counterpoise runs down from the balun and along the ground under the hedge line with the end being raised about 30cms. A short run of co-ax connects the balun to the ATU.

The widebander matches well from 80m (3.5Mhz) to 10m (28Mhz) but as my ATU has set bands that don't cover 6m (50Mhz) I can't match at 6m.

I've only been running the widebander for a couple of weeks and conditions haven't been particularly good - especially on 80m, but I'm very pleased with the results so far on 40 m and 20m. Using 100w from IO82, SSB contacts in addition to 'local' UK stations on 40m include:

South of France - F4FJZ
Latvia - YL2KF
Moscow - R3BA
Belarus - EW8QQ
Romania - YO5OHY
Croatia - 9A7DA
Germany - DD2CW
Portugal - CQ73I
Netherlands - PA/M1GEO/P
Spain - EA5ICU
Czech Republic - OK2MI

The conditions on 80m still continue to frustrate, but I have high hopes on this band too.

The best thing of all is that I had the antenna erected for a week before the XYL noticed it - and that was only because I used a red bungee to anchor to the low tree! The visual impact is so low that even I have to look hard to see it.

I will almost certainly invest in one of Geoff's band specific end fed antennas - maybe the 6m (50Mhz) model? (no ATU required!)

In summary, an excellent (and very affordable) replacement for my G5RV with performance that matches my needs.....Gary G0DNI

Hi just to let you know how pleased I am with the multi-band longwire (Widebander) I purchased from you, I am an absolute beginner and live in a Bungalow in Mold, North Wales, I have a very small garden and limited space. I have run the longwire from a gable end to one corner of the small rear garden and then back to the chimney half way along the bungalow, at the point at the end of the garden the pole is only about 7 feet high but within hours of putting up the longwire - I was having a three way conversation with a friend in Birmingham and a chap in Dagenham on 40m and have had contacts in Romania, Hungary and Tenerief on 20m. I am in a valley and the longwire runs North / south so I never expected it to work so well . I am also very pleased with the quality of the components................Many thanks Bryan MW6BVT

Bicycle Mobile!....................Simon................G4SGI .......Geoff, You might be interested in the following experience I had with the G-Whip on the bike (CARA = Cheltenham Amateur Radio Association). I used the shorter bottom mast as that reduced swing when in motion. The antenna was mechanically sound using a spring base and I had no real problems (it was keen to unscrew itself at times because of the excessive vibration but remained attached). Although I didn’t get as many QSOs this year as last, I am satisfied with the antenna and can confirm that it works impressively on 20m when mounted on a mountain bike. This is a tough installation and I appreciate it when an antenna can still perform even in adverse circumstances like these. Getting transatlantic QSOs on SSB using just 5W from a bicycle really makes you feel like you have achieved something. Thanks once again for bringing this product back to life.

Alan……….G0RTH............. Dec 2012 ................Having had a G-Whip Base dipole for a few years and finding it very good (performing at least as well as a Comet HV-422 but being 1/2 the size and installed a little lower) I thought I'd try the Mobile Antenna. I ordered and sat back to wait as the coils are made to order and individually scanned. I duly got an email with the scan details plus a delivery date. The antenna arrived on the due date and the packaging was superb as is the build quality.
I put the supplied tri-mag mount (optional extra) on my little Fiesta and started to adjust the length of the top section always checking with my MFJ analyser.
I found no problem in getting a VSWR of 1.5:1 or better across the whole of the 160m band (of particular interest as we have a local net on 1.908MHz AM on Sunday afternoons and weekday evenings with a number of stations operating /M or meeting up and operating /P from their cars and I want to join in this activity. I'd previously tried a centre loaded antenna for this band (bought from a major dealer) and using a similar tri-mag mount could NOT get any resonance except above 1.950 MHz! So a definite improvement on that product, and, considering there are coils and whips (with scans showing resonance & bandwidth) for 80/40/20 & 10m the cost isn't much different from purchasing 5 separate antennas.
What is different and a lot better is the service from Geoff (I got an immediate phone call reply to an email query) and the military standard build quality.
I'm looking forward to using this on the air this weekend on 160m and with the other components inside the supplied plastic carry case (including spanner for adjustment) in my boot I'm sure this system will get a lot of use during my summer break in N Yorkshire and the Lake District.
I'll add another review after a longer period of use but 1st experience is good.

I have had this antenna for a while now and have had some good results from limited activity.

Before placing the order I sent Geoff at G-Whip an email asking if I could swap out the 160m could fit a 17m one as I don't use 160m. This was fine and after a short wait the antenna arrived. The only reason for waiting a few extra days was due to lots of orders having been placed at a rally the day before.

The antenna was well packed and came with high quality fittings and in itself is very well made. Four band coils, a 3/8th mount, hefty ground strap, a whip adjuster and 3 different size whips are provided along with SWR plots taken off that actual antenna.

Setup was straight forward but care must be taken in making sure the mounting point is study, the antenna is quite stiff and can put quite a bending force on the base. I have it mounted on a bracket on my tow-bar fixing. The visual profile is very good as well.

All in all I have yet to find anything I can fault it on, have worked around EU and into the USA on 20m in moderate band conditions. Planning to get out and about a bit more soon to keep the RF flowing into it. :-) ..................Ian M0PCB

Wow G Whip what quality you offer, I bought a 4/1 from a well known business, what a heap of junk for £30.00, a made in China product I guess, but won't be going back there again, I do like my G Whip balun, it's a work of art.....Dave G4......

From Martin G8JNJ: I have known Geoff for some time, and all of his products are absolutely first rate quality, will withstand all sorts of abuse and will work as they are intended to. This is not surprising, as many GWhip products are based on tried and tested commercial designs, which have been sold in large numbers to various governments all around the world. GWhip Baluns and Ununs are unique in that they utilise special mix ferrite materials, which out perform many other types available to amateur constructors (and small scale manufacturers). PTFE covered wire and high grade materials are used throughout. In order to ensure consistent performance over many years of use. This can be verified from photographs showing detail of the construction, and in some cases individual measured performance plots, which are shown on the G Whip website.......www.gwhip.co.uk I just don’t understand why folks continue to buy cheap Baluns and Ununs wound on Iron powder (or similar) core materials that simply do not work properly. It would be hard to make your own version for the same price - Highly recommended......Martin G8JNJ

I bought the 4:1 balun to convert ladder line to coax. This one was one of the ex display models and has a clear perspex lid - showing incredible attention to detail & quality.....Highly recommended..............M5TAW

This product is built to military standards and I reckon would withstand a nuclear bomb. Puts other products at this price to shame. Comes complete with an individual frequency sweep and all the accessories to bond balanced to unbalanced together and fix it in a secure way. Ordered Saturday and delivered Monday. If only other Ham accessories were made this way! Check out the web site ...... www.gwhip.co.uk......Engineering at it's best! M0AZE

Sweep of 4/1 500 watt balun 2 MHz to 60MHz: Red trace is VSWR, Blue trace is return loss

Geoff, I received the 4:1 balun today, Well all I can say is wow build quality is great. makes the other one I have look like a toy!
Just a couple of notes about the old one after removing the lid I found it full of water! not sure how it got in but it has. Also because the toroid has been forced into a box that is too small the output terminals have cut into the windings so shorting them out. also all of the windings are very loose. know wonder it was not working.! Give me a couple of days and I will get a picture to you. Once again thanks for a great product I can now use my 20 meter loop on all bands from 20 to 6 meters without an ATU. Cheers................John

Hi Geoff,
Received the balun ok yesterday thanks. I can match all bands now with my mfj 901b, the Snowdonia balun I had would only match a few bands and no connection for counterpoise/earth. Used to have a triband beam years ago but just want a smaller antenna to keep the neighbours happy and still be able to have a few contacts and keep the cw going before i get rusty in my old age. Pity the band conditions are very poor yesterday and today but managed a couple of qsos since receiving it. I used to have the full set of G whip mobile coils in the late 60s and they worked really well...Thanks...John.... G3VGU

In need of a 1:1 Balun with legal limit rating I searched online looking at various suppliers to work out which would be the best quality and value for money. I quickly came to the conclusion that the G-Whip Balun ticked all the boxes. I emailed Geoff at G-Whip and he very quickly replied back advising me on the type of Balun and core suitable for my needs, description and photo. I ordered on the Friday night and received the Balun on Monday. First impressions were that this Balun was handmade to very high/military specs and was built to last. Inside the core was resin potted using PTFE coax and fitted with stainless steel hardware. Needless to say the Balun works very well as intended and I am very pleased with it. I can thoroughly recommend this G-Whip Balun, an excellent quality product at a very competitive price! No connection to G-Whip, just a very happy customer!....................Roger MW0IDX

Posted By SM4KAS

Superb product and service

First I bought the G Whip Receive Antenna with a 12/1 balun from Geoff (see my review at www.gwhip.co.uk). After that I asked Geoff if he could make me a balun for mediumwave and a 100 mtr longwire. So he did. Mr Magic proved himself once again and made me a superb medium wave 16/1 balun. On top of that I was lucky enough (by chance) to improve performance on some of the lower frequencies on short-wave. When it comes to baluns, I have found home...

Having been given excellent reports on your G Whip receive antenna by a VK3 friend who bought one recently I would also like to buy one.
Please advise on the availability and cost including postage to Australia. Best wishes Frank Holden VK3JFH

Greetings,
I have finally got around to doing a proper side by side test on the antenna I purchased from you earlier this year. I used my Kenwood R5000 connected through a Diamond CX310 switch to the the G Whip RX, an AOR - 7000 , and a simple six metre vertical length of wire. The 20 frequencies used ranged from MW broadcast up to 17.895 MHz. While the AOR7000 performed a bit better than the vertical wire the Gwhip was invariably at least 2 S points higher and on a few occasions as much as 3 or 4 S points greater than either of them. The only area where they all performed equally was around 13.900 to 14.300.
I am very happy with my purchase..............Best wishes..................Frank Holden..................VK3JFH

Read the report from Stefan SM4KAS on G Whips receive antenna, this unit uses 6 very special cores and PTFE wire to produce the 12/1 magnetic balun, the high impedance of the 20 mtr kevlar wire is matched down to 50 ohms producing a superb receive antenna.