I began the 100 Pound DXpedition efforts in an attempt to emulate the kinds of operating the Microlite Penguin DXpedition team did on remote islands. I wanted to learn how to pair-down everything until only the essential was in my kit.

There are unique problems associated with my very lightweight DXpeditions. Selecting a compliment of antennas that will fit within the 100 pound weight budget is challenging, for example, and tradeoffs between performance, size, weight, and other factors must be considered carefully. I began collecting notes on this matter in a series of white papers that explored these tradeoffs. The first volume, Antennas for 100 Pound DXpeditions: Computer-based antenna modeling and direct experience with lightweight portable antenna systems. Volume 1: Selected high band antennas [20-6m] can be obtained from the download page under the file name ant-model-xxx.pdf (the xxx is a version numbers such as 100).

Finally, a book called Buddipole in the Field was written to capture key ideas of using Buddipole antenna systems and components. The book is available as a free download from the Buddipole web site, and as a paperback book from the Buddipole store accessory pages. It is published with a Creative Commons license with very generous rights given to readers of the work.