[Icom] Opinions re: HF Verticals?

Thu, 10 Oct 2002 21:56:24 -0400

I use a Force 12 Sigma 5 and would swear by it.  I'd check the Force 12 
line to see what they have.  Yes, they do work and yes they do perform very 
well.

73
Kurt - W2MW

-----Original Message-----
From:	Dave Edwards [SMTP:[email protected]]
Sent:	Thursday, October 10, 2002 9:18 PM
To:	[email protected]
Subject:	Re: [Icom] Opinions re: HF Verticals?

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!
----- Original Message -----
From: "John O. Newell" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:19 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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