[TowerTalk] Butternut HF6V

[Rick Bullon]

  Hello all I finally made it to the list. I have a question about my 
Butternut HF6V antenna. I love this antenna no traps to worry about easy 
to tune but the center conductor on the matching section keeps breaking 
after a few storms. I have had winds at this QTH that has almost bent 
the antenna pased 45 or more degrees and it justs pops back upright but 
it coax breaks at the antenna conectection point.
Does anyone else on hear own a Butternut that has had this problem and 
has a mod to fix it?  I called Butternut (before they changed hands) and 
the only thing they could tell me was to solder a piece of zipcord like 
is used on light duty extension cords on to the coax !   This doesn't 
seem to me to be a good thing to have in your feed line.
     I've been following the discustions on here about tower bases and 
problem with interest as I have 40ft of Rohn 25 behind the house on the 
ground and a TH6 in the barn and a Tailtwister to turn it. still 
planning the support for the tower as it has a fold over base but I will 
ask advise on that later
73
Rick Bullon KC5AJX


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