What's Inside a REEL POTA-ble Antenna - TEARDOWN video #hamradio #pota #applianceoperator

***Paid promotion is checked in this video because two items were given to me, I did not pay for either: None were given to my by the REEL POTABLE company and I owe them nothing*** In today’s episode, a generous viewer of the channel sent me a Reel POTA-ble Antenna (thanks, @59radio22 ), and another viewer, ICEMAN went the extra mile and built one from scratch just to see how close they could get! You can buy the Reel Potable antenna here - https://www.ebay.com/itm/116097796962 or https://reelefhw.com/ The viewer who built this antenna had never seen a Reel Portable Antenna in person and wanted to put their skills to the test.    • EFHW Antenna / Transformer Ratios, It's to...   So, let’s break them both down and see how they compare! Not an expert, never claimed to be, stayed at a Holiday Inn a few weeks ago. ********** If you're going to build, you're going to build, if you're going to buy, you're going to buy. My intention is not to upset anyone, but learn through tearing things apart. ********************* You can buy the IFIXit kit here -https://www.homedepot.com/p/iFixit-Ma... ___________ LINKS _______________ In the video I mentioned my EFHW calculation video -    • EFHW Antenna / Transformer Ratios, It's to...   Perhaps you wonder how the REEL Pota-ble antenna performs -    • REEL POTA-BLE Antenna - Easy Deploy 40M-10...   00:00 Introduction 03:25 Teardown 22:28 Tools for your Toolbox / Outro