[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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