[TowerTalk] Vertical?
Don Nutt
don@kcnet.com
Fri, 12 Jun 1998 21:20:45 -0600
I would like to add that I have not had needed to guy my HF2V until I changed
the bottom insulator. I replaced the Fiber resin (I believe it's G12) rod
with a teflon rod. I found it to be a weak point and start to carbon trace
when attempting to run more than 500W on 160 from a tuning section made from a
24uh motorized inductor. It heated up tremendously when running more than
700W. With the teflon insulator, I can run full legal when needed but now it
needs to be guyed at all times. I had a guy break and the antenna fell over
but no damage, the teflon rod was flexible enough to bend.
GL
Don Nutt
N6TDM/0
don@kcnet.com
06/12/98 21:20:45 CST
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From: Bob Wanderer <aa0cy@nwrain.com>
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Vertical?
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 20:24:09 -0700
To: 'Lee Buller' <k0wa@southwind.net>, "UpTheTower@aol.com"
<UpTheTower@aol.com>
Cc: "towertalk@contesting.com" <towertalk@contesting.com>
>
> I also think the Butternuts are great antennas but I have heard they
> require guying or they're history. Comment, Lee?
> 73, Bob AA0CY
>
> ----------
> From: Lee Buller[SMTP:k0wa@southwind.net]
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 1998 9:42 AM
> To: UpTheTower@aol.com
> Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Vertical?
>
>
> At 11:26 AM 6/11/98 EDT, you wrote:
> >
> >Greetings, TowerTalkians --
> >
> > I've got a local ham who can only install an HF vertical in a kind of
> >restricted spot. He can only put a couple of radials out but they'll have
to
> >be bent, shortened, etc. in order to get them in so he's looking at the 'no
> >radials required' vertical antennas. He's looking at the Gap Titan, Hy-Gain
> >DX-77 and Cushcraft R-7000. If you had to make this decision, which one
would
> >you buy and install? All comments welcomed. Tnx.
> >
> >Cheers, Steve K7LXC
>
> I like the Butternut verticles. yes, they work better with a ground plane,
> but I have used them with an 8 foot ground rod. Worked well. I've also
> used the copper pipe plumbing in the house as a ground plane also and worked
> well. Again, short radials are better than no radials.
>
> The Butternut verticles can take a lot of abuse, are well constructed, and
> seem to radiate well. Although there are traps (big ones) the antenna works
> very well on 40-20 and 15. Ten meters is OK, but haven't used it since 1990
> on that band. 80 is very narrow as you might guess.
>
> The person can also mount it on the roof and place radials on the roof, but
> that might not be an option.
>
> Lee
> k0wa@southwind.net
>
>
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Don Nutt
don@kcnet.com
06/12/98 21:20:45 CST
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