[Elecraft] Re: [Icom] Opinions re: HF Verticals?

Fri Oct 11 09:01:00 2002

I can't agree with this.  I have had a GAP Titan up for 6 years.  It easily
outperformed the R5 it replaced and is generally always as good or better
than the ground-mounted homebrew verticals I have had for 20 and 40 meters
(minimum of 16 radials each).
But, for my money, the best darn commercial antenna I've ever owned is a
W9INN 5 band dipole.  It's only 60 feet long and covers 80, 40, 20, 15 and
10.  On 80 meters it only covers 25KHz - but that's fine.  I only care about
the DX window.  On 40 it covers about 200KHz.  On 20 - 10 it's pretty much
like any other dipole.  And, yes, it eats the GAP's lunch any day of the
week.

Doug -- W4DXV

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Geiger" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 10:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Icom] Opinions re: HF Verticals?

> Don't waste your money on a GAP vertical.  They are
> greatly overpriced, ugly as sin, and don't perform
> better than any other vertical.  Get a Hustler, or
> Cushcraft, and go to it.  Used to have a HyGain 40-10
> meter vertical, and it worked wonders ground mounted
> with no radials. Also had a Cushcraft R4 for awhile.
> It covered 20, 15, 12, and 10 meters, with no radials,
> but the SWR changed whenever it rained.  The hustlers
> are rated as good as anything else to day, and less
> than half the cost.  Do hear good things about the
> Butternut HF2V if you want it for 80/40 only
>
> 73s John NE0P
> --- "George, W5YR" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Nonsense . . .
> >
> > 73/72, George
> > Amateur Radio W5YR -  the Yellow Rose of Texas
> > In the 57th year and it just keeps getting better!
> > Fairview, TX 30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county
> > EM13qe
> > K2 #489      Icom IC-765 #2349     Icom IC-756 PRO
> > #2121
> >
> >
> > Dave Edwards wrote:
> > >
> > > Well, no vertical will work as well as your wire
> > antenna, but I may put up
> > > another vert. Probably another Hustler. The
> > butternut is junk. I had one,
> > > and gave it away!
> > ----
> > Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan W6OLD,
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