Topband: Plans to build homemade HF-2V antenna ??

[Steve Harwood]

In message <00c401c50a78$3e136960$0300a8c0 at k7xq1>, Jeff <k7xq at elite.net> 
writes
>
>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
>conventional parts/materials that one might
>buy in a local hardware store ??
>
>
>Another question: What gives better performance ??  A single elevated
>1/4 wavelength ground radial or
>(2) or (4) elevated 1/8 wavelength ground radials ??
>
>
>K7XQ Jeff
>Atwater,CA.
>
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Jeff,
Have a look at EI7BA's site at http://www.iol.ie/~bravo/80&40mVertic.htm 
there is a lot of stuff on there about making a Butternut vertical for 
160 etc.

Steve G4OWT
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