[Icom] Opinions re: HF Verticals?

Thu, 10 Oct 2002 08:31:49 -0700

John's advice is excellent.  The Tower Talk reflector hosted on 
contesting.com would be an excellent resource for you, where this reflector 
should stay focused on ICOM-related topics.  Go to 
http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/towertalk for full info on Tower Talk.

73, Dick

At 04:51 AM 10/10/2002, you wrote:
 >You will get numerous knowledgeable opinions on the Tower Talk (and antenna)
 >reflector, and this would be a much better thread there.  Power, mode, and
 >band of operation are considerations too.  Many multiband verticals can't
 >take QRO in constant duty modes like RTTY, especially on the lower bands.
 >QSY?
 >
 >----- Original Message -----
 >From: "John O. Newell" <[email protected]>
 >To: <[email protected]>
 >Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 6:19 AM
 >Subject: [Icom] Opinions re: HF Verticals?
 >
 >
 >>
 >> I'm looking to add a vertical antenna for HF use.  I
 >> currently have a 135-ft wire doublet elevated about 35 ft on
 >> a mast attached to the corner of our house.  I'm going to
 >> move it to the back of our 3/4 acre lot and try to get it as
 >> high as possible in the 80-100 ft pine trees there.  To keep
 >> kids safe from a hot antenna and minimize the impact of the
 >> vertical on neighbors, I'm thinking of putting the vertical
 >> on the rear corner of the house where the mast that supports
 >> the center of the dipole is now after I move the dipole.
 >> I'm thinking of either a Gap Titan or a Butternut HF9V or
 >> HF6V.  The Butternuts seem to do better on the ground with a
 >> large set of radials, but I don't want to have to fence off
 >> part of the back yard around a vertical.  I'd be really
 >> interested in any user comments on these.  I've read
 >> everything on eHam and everywhere else I could find on the
 >> net, and I've read much of the ARRL antenna book.  Any
 >> thoughts are welcome!
 >>
 >> 73 and tks
 >> John Newell
 >> KB1FPM
 >>
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