[RTTY] Re: [SMC] GAP Verticals

David W Sher davew9lya@juno.com
Sun, 29 Jul 2001 20:16:55 -0500


My Butternut HF-9V survived a Skokie (Chicago suburb) winter, mounted on
a mast 10'up.  I would assume that a Butternut HF-2V would be as rugged;
they also have a 160-meter loading coil kit.  You will get very narrow
bandwidth on 160, however, due to being physically short.

Dave        W9LYA
What wrought doG hath?

On Sun, 29 Jul 2001 19:21:40 -0500 "Timothy R. Mohr, AA9RR"
<aa9rr@wi.rr.com> writes:
> I need a good 80/40 meter vertical to help me finish off 5 Band DXCC, 
> and
> I've been looking at the GAP Voyager. It would also give me 160 
> meters,
> which I would love to try. Anyone have any experience with this 
> antenna, and
> if it would survive a Wisconsin winter?
> 
> Tim Mohr
> AA9RR
> 
> 
> 
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