[Towertalk] HF Verticals ??

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/27/02 1:08:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
G0urr@btopenworld.com writes:

> I am looking for a good vertical. Needs to be able to work
>  between 10/80 with 160 a possibility. I very rarely use the WARC bands, so
>  it doesnt have to cover them. I am also solely a RTTY operator and 
therefore
>  would be looking to tune each band to the centre of the RTTY portion. I 
have
>  already discounted the Cushcraft R7/8 as i have heard nothing but bad 
things
>  about them. I have a pretty good ground and quite a few radials already
>  installed, so i am hoping it will work well. Youre thoughts would be
>  appreciated. 

    N0AX and I have published an HF vertical antenna comparison report where 
we tested 8 verticals on the air. The 60 page report contains the testing 
protocol, data sets, and summaries and is available from  <A 
HREF="http://www.championradio.com">www.championradio.com</A>. That'll get 
you started.

Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
Champion Radio Products