[TowerTalk] Re: [Antennas] Hygain Hytower 18HT

[David W Sher]

If you want a vertical that covers 80-6 (including WARC) try a Butternut
HF-9V.  I have one on a suburban (55'x125') lot, with power lines on two
sides.  I mounted mine on a 10' mast, strapped to a patio cover upright,
and use two of the Butternut multibanmd radials plus one 67' wire for an
80 meter radial.

It can be touchy to tune up (the detachable mast allows it to be tilted
for easier adjustments) and the bandwidth on 80 is a bout 60-70 KHz, but
an antenna tuner (MFJ or LDG in my case) takes care of many errors.

Dave               W9LYA
"What wrought doG hath?"
  
On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 11:25:12 EDT Aidehua at aol.com writes:
> I've enjoyed the thread on this antenna, to the point where I may 
> consider 
> getting one.  I was previously considering the Steppir vertical, but 
> the 
> height/size of this one seems appealing.  I just have two concerns:
> 
> 1) I live in a city lot and the vertical would be fairly close to 
> the house 
> (5' away) and 20' from powerlines, though the height helps.
> 
> 2)  This antenna does not cover 6m or the WARC bands.  Any mods for 
> this?
> 
> Your input is appreciated.
> 
> 73,
> Ed NI6S
> 
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