- 1. [TowerTalk] Hustler 5BTV Problem (score: 1)
- Author: Kelley <kshaddrick@jetup.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:47:32 -0600
- I've been working with a 5BTV antenna for about two weeks now. I've got good SWR readings on 10m, 15m and 80m. Higher but usable readings on 20m. However, I can't get anything under 2.0:1 on 40m. The
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-01/msg00440.html (7,752 bytes)
- 2. Re: [TowerTalk] Hustler 5BTV Problem (score: 1)
- Author: Alan Swinger <awswinger@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:34:04 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
- Try changing the length of your coax since you are close to a half wave on 40M. Also, its a good idea to use a choke on both the ant and shack ends of the coax so it does not try to act as part of th
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-01/msg00443.html (9,284 bytes)
- 3. Re: [TowerTalk] Hustler 5BTV Problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Schaaf" <dan-schaaf@att.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:47:48 -0500
- You may need a lot more than 12 turns on that choke ( Ugly Balun ) . I tried 15 turns and I still got RF in the shack. I doubt that this is his problem. I went through hoops making my 6BTV work. Fina
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-01/msg00444.html (11,262 bytes)
- 4. Re: [TowerTalk] Hustler 5BTV Problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Schaaf" <dan-schaaf@att.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:06:58 -0500
- That is a 6 BTV if it has 80 meters, right? I have a 6 BTV and I seem to recall that I had to adjust the length of aluminum tubiing above the 30 m trap. That meant cutting it. Before you do that, I s
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-01/msg00445.html (8,841 bytes)
- 5. Re: [TowerTalk] Hustler 5BTV Problem (score: 1)
- Author: Kelley <kshaddrick@jetup.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:58:59 -0600
- No, it's a 5BTV (10-80). The 6BTV has 30m as well. I did get it at DX Engineering and have been working with them via email, no progress so far. Thought I give this list a try. I did look at the VFCC
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-01/msg00446.html (10,917 bytes)
- 6. Re: [TowerTalk] Hustler 5BTV Problem (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Murphy <kd8ok@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:07:17 -0800 (PST)
- Just a guess, but your 60 feet of coax is suspect here. Try adding 5 or 10 feet of coax and I bet your problems go away. Good Luck! __________________________ Michael Murphy - KD8OK kd8ok@yahoo.com _
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-01/msg00447.html (9,205 bytes)
- 7. Re: [TowerTalk] Hustler 5BTV Problem (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:31:09 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
- --Original Message-- I use 5 2.4" diameter 31 mix cores with a half dozen turns through it as a choke on most all vertical antennas and find that it really kills the feedline interactions. Makes tuni
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-01/msg00451.html (9,289 bytes)
- 8. Re: [TowerTalk] Hustler 5BTV Problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Gene Fuller" <w2lu@rochester.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:41:36 -0500
- If you've got a good match at the antenna, changing coax length shouldn't make much difference other than longer will be a little lossier even on 40 therefore it might look a very little bit better.
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-01/msg00453.html (11,279 bytes)
- 9. Re: [TowerTalk] Hustler 5BTV Problem (score: 1)
- Author: Kelley <kshaddrick@jetup.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:54:59 -0600
- I can certainly add 10 feet to the coax, but, as I should have mentioned up front, the SWR measurements were taken using an MFJ analyzer connected to the antenna with about 6 feet of coax. Kelley - W
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-01/msg00454.html (10,418 bytes)
- 10. Re: [TowerTalk] Hustler 5BTV Problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Schaaf" <dan-schaaf@att.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:04:27 -0500
- I find that my MFJ analyzer is in complete agreement with using my radio and it's built in SWR meter. All of my antennas have random lengths of coax. I have never had to adjust coax lengths. However,
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-01/msg00455.html (12,471 bytes)
- 11. [TowerTalk] Hustler 5BTV Problem (score: 1)
- Author: jim Jarvis <jimjarvis@optonline.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:59:53 -0500
- Won't tune on 40? High vswr on 20? I suspect a bad 20m trap. 10 and 15 are ok. 20 is wierd.. trap in backwards? Might be enough to keep 40m from tuning... and isn't the 80m tuning really a top loadin
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-01/msg00458.html (8,528 bytes)
- 12. Re: [TowerTalk] Hustler 5BTV Problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Baker" <k7dd@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:14:41 -0700
- Hello Kelley and the group, Having owned one of these in all of their variant and currently owning a well used and rebuilt 7BTV (6BTV with 17 meter add on kit) I have a few suggestions. Make up a len
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-01/msg00459.html (14,737 bytes)
- 13. Re: [TowerTalk] Hustler 5BTV Problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Schaaf" <dan-schaaf@att.net>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:55:54 -0500
- As I said earlier, I struggled with this antenna myself. I only bought it for use on 80 meters. I also use the HyGain AV-640 which works on 40 through 6 meters. Fabulous antenna. Worked the world wit
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-01/msg00460.html (18,945 bytes)
- 14. Re: [TowerTalk] Hustler 5BTV Problem (score: 1)
- Author: Jim CASSIDY <jc_ki7y@q.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:03:08 +0000
- I have had a problem with SWR on a 6BTV with resonant freq being lower than expected. A friend advised me that sometimes the lower end of the aluminum can around the trap makes a bad connection to th
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-01/msg00466.html (8,949 bytes)
- 15. Re: [TowerTalk] Hustler 5BTV Problem (score: 1)
- Author: "K3GM" <k3gm_qrp@verizon.net>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:05:35 -0500
- The Hustler BTV series are great antennas. But unfortunately Hustler tunes them according to how a large majority of the amateur population (especially new hams) use them; that is to bang a pipe into
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-01/msg00490.html (11,079 bytes)
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