[Antennas] MFJ-1796 multiband vertical

[Ron W7MRR]

Dear Kurt:

   The MFJ-1796 is a 12 foot tall, loaded vertical dipole which relies on capacity tops to elevate an otherwise severely underperforming antenna to just a substandard antenna.  Your RX-7 will out perform it.  For comparison purposes, the RX-7 is 1.5 - 2.0 "S" units below a full size wire antenna [on 40 meters].

   If you have serious space problems [defined as only having 12 vertical feet and four horizonally feet available], want to get on 40-6 meters and understand that almost any full sized wire configuration will do better, this may be the antenna for you.

   I had one up for a year and a half and, mounted at ground level, it preformed about 2 "S" units less than a loaded [shortened] dipole mounted 8 feet above the ground on 40 meters.

Ron W7MRR
--- On Sat 03/16, Mr. K. Rudolph, KD7JYK  wrote:
> Any ideas, comments, gripes regarding the MFJ-1796 multiband vertical?  A
> friend of mine is considering purchasing one, and I know nothing of this
> model, I use an R7.
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> Kurt
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