[Towertalk] 40 meter antenna results

[Stan & Patricia Griffiths]

The new (the last 15 years or so) HyGain shorty forty HAS solved that
problem by rearranging where in the element the highest voltage points are.
They are not at the boom anymore.  I have had the 3 element version called
the "Discoverer" up for years and feed my pair of 4-1000A's into it without
any insulator breakdowns.  I think you can safely say that problem is behind
us.

Stan
w7ni@easystreet.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Alexander" <realex@flash.net>
To: <K7LXC@aol.com>; <k1my@msn.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 9:41 PM
Subject: RE: [Towertalk] 40 meter antenna results


> Lets make it two votes for the 402BA.  Ive had one up for 13 years and
have
> had no problems with the antenna.  I dont know how old it was when I
bought
> it.
> Bob, W5AH
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> ///SNIP///
> >  HyGain       one vote
>
>     The old version was notorious for having the insulators break down and
> short. Not recommended unless you can sove that problem.
> >
> ///SNIP///
>
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