Topband: Looking for user experience: DXEngineering Thunderbolt 160m vertical

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I have one of the DXE 80m verticals and it is great.  The ability to 
crank up and down is nice, although I have never taken it down since I 
put it up.  The thing is a tank!

I have an inverted L for 160 so I never considered using it on 160.

W0MU

On 12/5/2020 11:26 AM, MU 4CX250B wrote:
> Hi David,
> I live in a windy area with 100km frequent wind gusts in the spring. I
> bought a DXE heavy duty 80m self-supporting tilt-over vertical on the
> advice of a professional tower guy. It was expensive and the assembly took
> a couple of days, but the result was worth it. It seemed built to mil-spec
> standards, with heavy aluminum tubing, heavy stainless steel hardware, and
> heavy duty winch. I have since added a base loading coil and remote vacuum
> relay to convert it to a duo-band 80m/160m antenna with 60 120ft radials.
> It takes five minutes to crank over. Here’s the web link:
>
> https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-7580fs-va-
> <https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-7580fs-va-3>3
> 73,
> Jim w8zr
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 5, 2020, at 6:37 AM, David Aslin G3WGN <david at aslinvc.com> wrote:
>
> I'm building a contest station and the time has come to make a choice of
> 160m TX antenna. Looking at DXE Thunderbolt I note that the capacity hat
> extends to a significant distance down the vertical section. It's my
> understanding that will shield some of the radiation from the upper part of
> the vertical. Alternatives like a vertical tee would not have this issue.
> Is my understanding correct?
>
> I'm considering a commercial antenna as high strength telescoping antenna
> tubing is unobtanium in UK.  My QTH is an exposed windy location so
> strength matters!
> 73, David G3WGN M6O
>
>
>
> Sent from my Galaxy
>
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