My Radiowavz EFA initial Review

In this review we will look at the   3band  EFA antenna available from  http://www.radiowavz.com. Cost is aprox 99 usd.

It cost more than the trail-friendly EFA that I reviewed earlier,  but it's made of a higher grade of materials and way more durable. You could leave this antenna positioned as a permanent outside installation.

The antenna is made of durable PVC and if I had to guess ( my eyes can't read the wire labels ) it's 14awg black multi-strand wiring. All components seems to properly selected and position and great  thought was used in making this  EFA. The components are also weather-proofed to some degree to ensure reliability.

The antenna boast a simple pvc end-insulators;

Right out the box, I was able to  tune this antenna on 20m and within a SWR of 1.2 @ 14.007mhz with minor adjustments. And without any fear of breakage from pulling, installing or handling.

The antennae will require a S0239 adapter if your gear uses BNC. This is my only complaint that they don't seem to offer multi-interfaces  for this antennae

This EFA is not as small or compact as  the Par Trail-Friendly but it's still lite weight and small. It will fit into a laptop or  grocery bag with ease.

I look forward with many QSO on this antenna assembly in the near future. I even plan on buying another one also.  This EFA can't be compared equally to  Par Trial-friendly due to the construction but for a meer 20usd more, I believe it's a better deal.

•  If you truly need a  carry in the pocket antenna and w/less-weight down to the ounces, than the Trail-Friendly would be a must

•  If you need something of more durable construction , than I would reccomend this radiowavz

Time will tell by the true radiation pattern that exhibits between the 2  units that I have, and the number or QSO and quality of RST reports.


The antenna seems to be of quality, but I had some issues purchasing.

I purchased this gear on sept 6 and it didn't ship till over 2 weeks. After repetitive contacts that went unanswered via email and phone, I had to call the number on my credit card statement  & leave a message.

Even then, they didn't reach out to  me till almost 3 days later and after the UPS track was sent. So it seem like my  order had processing errors.

For now 73s from Malabo E.Guinea, I hope to have some status on my license soon and possible on the air in the next few weeks.

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Ken Felix