The Buddipole W3-BP is a shortened dipole, shortened by means of high 'Q' loading coils. A purposed-made balun is used to feed the system via the supplied 8m of 50 Ohm coax cable. The whole assembly plugs into the center-fed T-piece. The T-piece acts as the center-feed point via the 1/2in a thread in its base, a means of attaching it to the optional telescopic mast. If you want to keep the price down, you can purchase an optional adaptor that allows the dipole to be placed on top of a decorator's pole. Each of the two dipole legs comprises three distinct parts.

Anodized aluminum arms, 2 multi-band coils (40m - 10m) with adjustable coil tap system (includes 3 removable taps, with coils premarked for 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, and 10 meters -- 6 and 2 meters are configured without coils), 2 telescopic whips, the VersaTee™ with 3/8" x 24 adapters, choke balun with BNC/PL259 (removable) adapter, 25' of MILSPEC coax, nylon "packcloth" carrying bag with a stretch hook-and-loop strap, black thermoplastic carrying case, and operating manual. SPECS Length collapsed: 22 inches (56cm) Length extended: 16 feet (4.9m) Power Rating: QRP to 250 Watts Weight: 3.5 lbs (1.5 KG) (includes coax) Coil Diameter: 1.75 inches (4.5cm) Frequency Coverage: 7 to 54MHz continuous, plus 144 to 148MHz.