Another vote.
My dummy load outperforms my GAP Titan on 80 meters.
My Butternut with 30 short radials outperformed the dummy load on 80 meters
by 5 to 6 S units.
My G5RV mounted as an inverted Vee with apex at only 36 feet outperformes
the butternut on 80 meters by 2 to 3 s units. Have over 120 countries on 80
with this antenna.
Now, if I could only get it up higher.....
73... Bill K3WA
----- Original Message -----
From: <n4kg@juno.com>
To: <TOWERTALK@contesting.com>; <k7mks@attbi.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] HF2V
> In a word, it SUCKS on 80M. OK on 40M.
>
> Tom N4KG
>
> Dual Band Verticals for 80 and 40 meters - de N4KG
>
> The HF-2V is full size (or nearly so) on 40M but base loaded on 80M.
> Base loading is the LEAST efficient method of loading, resulting in a
> low feed impedance and narrow bandwidth. My friend KZ4V has an
> HF2V with 120 radials 33 ft long which works well on 40M but she
> struggles on 80M with this antenna. Her new 90 ft high inverted vee
> and vertically polarized Delta Loop are much more competitive on 80.
>
> I like the design of the relatively new and unknown MFJ-1792 80 / 40
> vertical. It is full size on 40M with a loading / isolating coil and
> tophat
> on top for 80M. Top loading is the most efficient form of loading.
> This antenna is reasonably priced at $160. Two users have reported
> good results with this antenna on Towertalk.
>
> The GAP verticals are inductively loaded by a "transformed" reactance
> on the lowest band of operation which reduces efficiency on that band.
> For an excellent review see page 75 in the January 1995 issue of QST.
> Most users express displeasure with performance on the lowest
> band of operation.
>
> ( I have no affiliation with any antenna manufacturer or retailer. )
>
> de Tom N4KG 11 / 25 / 97
>
> On Sat, 6 Jul 2002 09:32:07 -0700 "k7mks" <k7mks@attbi.com> writes:
> > Good morning: I'd be interested in performance comments on the
> > Butternut HF2V ground mounted, w/ or w/o the top loading kit. Thanks
> in
> > advance. Joe
> >
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