Kelly, not impossible, but not easily done, either, at my place. I'm hoping for
something like my Butternut vertical - something I can mount in a simple tripod
on the garage roof. That's why I'd like to find something like a simple,
aluminum 2-band vertical antenna for 17 and 12-Meters. No problem stringing out
radios for those bands, either - I already do it for the Butternut.
LJ
-----Original Message-----
>From: "ve4xt@mymts.net" <ve4xt@mymts.net>
>Sent: Nov 19, 2015 11:10 AM
>To: "larryjspammenot@teleport.com" <larryj@teleport.com>
>Cc: towertalk reflector <towertalk@contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Any 17/12-Meter Vertical Antenna available?
>
>Hi Larry
>
>What's the population of non-metallic supports like at your QTH? (Read: trees)
>
>The ladder line vertical Ray mentioned might work very well, particularly if
>you get it off the ground. You'd need two radials per band and a good choke
>(eight turns of RG8x on a mix 31 Biggest Clamp-on would work), but you'd get
>added efficiency by being away from the ground.
>
>73, kelly, ve4xt,
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Nov 19, 2015, at 10:42, "larryjspammenot@teleport.com"
>> <larryj@teleport.com> wrote:
>>
>> Yes, I'm interested a vertical only. No tower here at this QTH - if I had
>> one, I'd put my old 6-band quad back up.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Mike Reublin NF4L <nf4l@comcast.net>
>>> Sent: Nov 19, 2015 10:30 AM
>>> To: "larryjspammenot@teleport.com" <larryj@teleport.com>
>>> Cc: towertalk reflector <towertalk@contesting.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Any 17/12-Meter Vertical Antenna available?
>>>
>>> Not sure if you're limiting your choice to verticals, if not there's this.
>>> http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/hgn-db-1217?seid=dxese1&gclid=CPeC_-GOnckCFZQdgQodj4AAMw
>>>
>>> 73, Mike NF4L
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Nov 19, 2015, at 10:55 AM, larryjspammenot@teleport.com
>>>> <larryj@teleport.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know of a dual-band antenna that covers the 17 and 12-Meter
>>>> bands? I know there are many multi-band antenna versions available - the
>>>> Hy-Gain 12AVQ, the Hustler BTV series, and others. I have a Butternut
>>>> HF-6V that I've added the 17 and 12-Meter kits to, but they just don't
>>>> tune properly - this is a well-documented problem with this antenna.
>>>>
>>>> I'd be interested to know of a 17/12-Meter ONLY antenna that might be
>>>> available. I also know of the Cushcraft WARC-bands 30/17/12M rotatable
>>>> dipole, but I do already have good 30-Meter performance with the Butternut
>>>> vertical. Maybe someone has modified a 12AVQ or a similar multiband
>>>> vertical antenna into something that covers just 17 and 12-Meters? I'd
>>>> like to have a separate vertical antenna for just those two bands.
>>>>
>>>> LJ
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