[Icom] Opinions re: HF Verticals?

[John Geiger]

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" <w5yr@att.net> 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!
> ----
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