Watson Multi Ranger 9

On Sunday evening I ordered an antenna from W & S via ebay & it arrived earlier today (Tuesday,) That's a little more than 24 hours longer than it would have taken me to get from my local Amateur Radio shop & at £5.95 postage probably cheaper too, as Mikes shop (GMS Electronics,) is just over 45 minutes drive from me.
I have to say I am first impressions are VERY good. It really feels well made & a quick check on the MFJ 207 shows it resonates where it should.
Until this antenna arrived I was unsure if I had made the right decision as I like single band mobile whips & at £40 this is never going to be a high quality antenna, but it certainly feels like a well made, solid & good quality bit of kit & having heard many good reports of these Watson antennas in the past I am looking forward to getting this antenna on the air.
For those who do not know these antennas use a jump lead & a telescopic whip to gain resonance, so they should be resonant on more than just the amateur bands with a bit of experimentation.

I have one and have rarely used it .The design is similar to the outbacker ant and the overall lenght is not that much shorter .Bang for buck it's good value .

i have been looking at these would like to here your reports

First impressions are certainly good. I am using it on 10 & 80 meters only, this means with a jump lead for 10 & without for 80.
If you have seen the old design with a telescopic whip as per the average transistor radio , the newer design has a two piece whip where the top part is held in place with a grub screw, you still need to change whip length depending upon band & which part of that band, but at least this newer design does not get vibration adjusted when being used mobile.
I am thinking of getting one of those Watson mobile matching transformers to see if it will give me more band spread on the bands.

may get one at blackpool in april.will only be using it static mobile due to the length it will be on my van roof

Well I bought a Multi Ranger 9 and then another, nocked up a home made balun and voila, a multi band tapped dipole that appears to be 1-3 S points better than my Diamond CP6.

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73, M0LIT (Clive)

m0lit wrote:Well I bought a Multi Ranger 9 and then another, nocked up a home made balun and voila, a multi band tapped dipole.

73, M0LIT (Clive)

I must admit I have been thinking of doing the exact same thing for a portable 80 - 10 meter dipole that I can use off a tripod any where, indoors or out.