Hello All, I am just joining the topband reflector for the first time. I need some help with gaining some antenna performance with what I have for 160 and 80 meters. I know there is a price of giving
Hello Topbanders, Does anyone have plans to build a homemade HF-2V vertical that would include good capacitor and coil choices and a top hat for good performance on 160 and 80 meters using convention
Thanks to all who responded to my question regarding the HF-2V vertical. I got many responses and all seem very favorable and got several versions of construction designs now to work with. The vertic
I have decided to get the Butternut HF-2V vertical with elevated radials for now until I upgrade to something taller later ( K7CA or WX7G version vertical ). I am pretty sure the HF-2V will outperfor
I am wondering on any of those out there who is using the Hy Gain Hy Tower on 80 and 160 , what your opinion on performance is on using this antenna on 80 and 160 meters. I might have struck a good d
Hello, I am back on the forum for a short period of time to ask if anyone has experienced an antenna fire with the Hy Gain Hy Tower on 160 meters. Afew nights ago I was trying to work VP6DX on 160 me
Hello again, I just want to thanks all of you ( Bob, Mel, Greg, Ken and others ) who have responded to my interesting experience on 160 with the Hy Gain Hy Tower. I am apparently using the older vers
Hello All, I seem to have lost some of my past emails regarding getting material ( Teflon ? ) to repair my Hy Gain HY Tower several months back. Winter is close and want to get it repaired as quickly
Hello All, I just assigned myself onto this forum, its been a long time and needs some help and would appreciate some questions answered on this huge experienced based forum. First, I want to describ
Hello All, I got several replies on my situation and really appreciate it. Just about every reply starting with adding more ground radials. I am having a hard time believing That simply adding ground