TN07 My Go2 Antenna, Stealthy HOA 80-6 Meter Ham Radio Antenna Review

Could this antenna be used in NVIS technique? Or does it act more as an vertical?

It used the 'wideband matching system'.
Inserting 3dB attenuator on transmission line will give you SWR < 2:1 on anything.🙄

I can say from owning this antenna for a bit, I have worked many DX contacts (i.e. South America, Puerto Rico, New Zealand...etc) besides a lot of stations in the U.S. I also get many 58, 59 constant reports. Yes it is expensive, but honestly for a compromise antenna it has been worth it every penny.

Way too expensive at $500 to try. If it sold for $147 maybe on a whim. A Chameleon or DX Commander would be better options.

Whenever I hear someone say an "antenna is lower noise than my other antennas", I substitute the word "poorer" in place of "lower noise" in the statement.

The comparison should be done as a signal to noise ratio statement. If the noise is low & the signal is as high as it was your comparison antenna, then you have something. If the noise is down 10 dB and so is the signal, then all you have is a poor antenna.

I would use this antenna for tent camping. some camp cits have limited space. love how it goes up to 6 meters. great for the IC 7300. 73's Boston NY

Bit too rich for my blood at C$650, though.

And as much difficulty as HOA hams have, apartment-dwelling hams like me have it much worse.

And as it turns out, TN07 engineering will NOT ship outside the United States, meaning I in Canada cannot order this. Guess I will have to try some other antenna...

You could use it for 11meters (CB) as well.

Thanks!

How long is the wire on groud

Good Job Jaush

Out of curiosity, have you used the Go2 Antenna with the IC-705 and Xiegu’s XPA125B?

Given the 100W SSB rating for the antenna vs the potential output of 125W with the XPA-125B, and living in an HOA, I am concerned it might damage the antenna. Rather research and ask rather than finding out the hard way. Any input would be appreciated.

Love mine!!!

I've been thinking about getting the TN07 but would like to hear about a similar product -Alpha Antenna HOA Buster 80-6. Thanks!

Far better use a 49 to 1 and 40 meters of wire and put it round the yard.

this stuff is soo overwhelming lol, but ill hang in there
i wonder if it works the same in other parts of the world
great channel too!

Bought this and it just arrived this week.
Just went out with it today for the first time to try it out.
1. I can confirm that it is quick and easy to set up. Very convenient for Pota & portable ops.
2. I was able to work many bands and made enough contacts to activate a park.
3. However, I had 3-1 swr on all bands, and was able to use it all day because I had a built in tuner in my radio (ft-450d).
4. 20-30mph wind gust had no effect on the vertical.
5. The setup is really stealthy. Many hikers dog walkers and random passers by in the park with me nearly tripped on the wire or thought the rods were part of the fence. It does not look like an antenna...much less a permanent monstrosity that HOA's hate.
6. It works, but it was on the expensive side.

Update: After 3 or 4 deployments now and in different soil-types for the grounding rods, I have been around 2:1 SWR. This antenna is very capable and convenient and is the real deal. It has earned a permanent position in my top rotation of deployment antennas and is always in my jeep now.

73, de W3LAM

Can you do a Masterclass on ham in general? Or do I just have to poke around your channel even more lol

I’ve had this antenna for over a year and it has been great. I live in middle Tennessee and I have made FT8 contacts all over Europe and parts of Africa and from Canada to the entire South America continent. I’ve had this antenna deploy the whole time I’ve owned it. TN07 is a great company and Bob is a really good person.

I like the idea of the anternna. Seems like "R&D" is a polite way of saying over priced.

Honestly this sounds like it's worth the price given the width of band coverage. Drop this in and 'heeey tech's first HF antenna.

Never show the antenna set up or working no thank you

I was sold and almost ran to buy one until you said $500, nahh, way too much for what it is, seriously.

Kudos to Bob! I’m in an HOA condo. Love seeing new antennas.
However…
Only 25w CW at all but $500? Sorry, no thanks. I get better mileage, except 80m which I don’t care about, from my ATAS-120A. Cut the price in half and up the CW power, then I’m interested. WB3CFN.. dit dit

Thanks. Enjoyed!

Would have been nice if the reviewer had run WSPR so we could see how the antenna performed. I would be interested to see how the antenna would do.

Has anyone found an alternative for a permanent setup that allows for an antenna that requires less than 25' of vertical height (mounted at ground level) and only requires <30' of a wire radiating element?

I wouldn't even mind the expense of an antenna tuner at the feed point especially if I am getting more power than the My Go2.

A lot of people have expressed a negative opinion on the My Go2 but no one has offered an alternative if you really have space problems. Most of the rebuttals reference an antenna that doesn't solve the space problems.

One question… Is what is inside the cylinder a secret or could you just ask the person selling it. If it’s not going to be figured out that way the other possibility is taking an x-ray of it which should give additional information and I wouldn’t think would damage it

I appreciate the review however I felt it was lacking in practical examples of making contacts. I don’t do much digital so I was looking for phone contact examples.
Have you done anything with phone in 40 or 20 m or higher? I have a unique challenge with deploying radials in my yard and I am looking for something that is good enough without them.

Yes I’d be careful with the ground rods if you don’t know what’s under the ground. I live in apartment and they will let me put in a hand dug ground plate. In these older buildings you don’t know where the water, electricity,!or natural gas lines are.

Nice concept but way overpriced.

Do you suggest anything extra if you are going to leave it out in weather?

500 bucks? this is a crazy fantasy price! I humbly call this a nonsense, that - homestly - should not be supported. you get similar antennas for 100-200 bucks - which is also a quite respectable considering the material used.

Josh,

Trying very hard to decide between the Buddistick Pro Deluxe or the TN07 for my first HF antenna. I do live in an HOA.

I am operating a Yaesu FT-991A

Any advice?

73,
KN4YGC

Safety wise this is a tripwire antenna looking for a kid to hurt hopefully the kids miss the ground stakes when they fall running around in the back yard. No wonder it costs $500 their getting ready for legal costs.

$500.00 ??? I was born at night, just not last night. It's a dummy load with an antenna so it will radiate. Not well, but you can make contacts with it. It has under 2-1 SWR from 6 to 80 meters. Of course it does, it's a dummy load....a resistor in a can. Most portable antennas are a compromise antenna, some much more so than others. If I lived in a HOA, I'd spend the money wanted for this antenna and the antenna I might replace it with because you will be unhappy with it on a Flag pole Vertical with an auto tuner which will 100% smoke this antenna. Or spend $50.00 on an end fed dipole with white 28ga. wire that no one will see and actually have an antenna that will work. In my point of view, if you are too lazy to set up something like a Buddistick antenna (which will work far better than this smoke and mirrors antenna), you really should not be a ham radio operator. There has not been a new design in antennas for quite a while. To me, this is a shameless rip off. I feel sorry for any new ham who buys this and expects it to perform in anything but good conditions. Anyone who has been a ham for any length of time would just laugh and move right on after seeing this antenna. I saw another review where it was used for POTA. When you don't have a pile up and conditions are decent, it made contacts. In a pile up, less than ideal conditions (which happen often) or for any kind of DX, this dog will not hunt. Save your money. Do research and you will find an antenna that actually work fairly well in an HOA that you can build or buy. Josh, it was plain as day that you really didn't want to say this was a good antenna or worth the $$$. Why not just come out and say it ? Far better to guide people in the right direction than to be P.C. This antenna is nothing but a re packaged idea from years past that did not work well then and still doesn't. In my opinion it's a total rip off. Please start comparing tested antennas to known good performers of the same use. In this case, a Buddistick or EFHW. We need honesty, not just that it radiates. Don't mean to rip on you, but people need to know what they are really getting. Especially at a $500. price point. This antenna will end up being put in the corner (or sold to some other unsuspecting person) when the poor person who bought it finds out it is inferior to many others that actually will make far better contacts that cost far less.

$500 50 ohm dummy load

Sorry to say… The incredibly flat SWR over the wide range can indicate 1. Very high losses, 2. Very low efficiency of the system. Prefer to stay away from these kind of antennas. And btw …$500 for it? Oh boy… no way! Anyway many thanks for vid mate.

I grant it's an interesting design but overpriced for what I see in the bag.

500 bucks for a coil and wire?

Thanks for the great video Josh. I love the bird house capacitance hat. LoL Now I need to convince momma to let me buy more ham toys.

I am wondering how this would work in the frozen tundra of the Midwest in the winter, and the rocky surfaces of the SW. Driving those stakes in the ground would be a chore. Some activation locations do not allow stakes to be driven into the ground as well. Skeptical !

WAYYYYYYYYYYY to expensive.

Almost too good....does the raised radial give directionality with its position?? 73

Simplest answer is to STOP BUYING HOA properties, then the HOA's will die out because they are a con, you don't actually own your own property and are at the whim of NIMBY'S and WOKEOID busy bodies who can't face the people that they accuse of something.

Josh… could this be used for GMRS?

The Diamond BB7V is half the price without the ground radials!

$500? Should be $199 max, hams are cheap, even the rich ones.