[TowerTalk] Hy-gain Hy tower

[Tim Kass]

Ed, I'm currently running elevated radials on my HT.  I tried it first with 
grounded wires, but my location doesnt lend itself to running much in the 
way of underground wires, to many structures, etc.  Then I tried the 
elevated radials, better, but still didnt seem that great compared to other 
friends that had regular commercial verticals, GAP, Butternut, etc, in fact 
it was the same as my Butternut HV-2.  So, then fed the whole thing with 450 
ohm ladder line, raised the radials up a bit, comes off the tower at about a 
45 degree angle and then runs about 5 feet high for 33 feet.  This has 
proved to work excellent.  In fact, what I think is happening is that the 
entire tower is active on 40 meters, not just the tower section.  It has 
been giving me similar signal reports both receiving and transmitting than 
my40 meter bi-square on close in contacts, better to the north as I have a 
30 foot pole at about 65 feet from it holding up the corner of the 
bi-square, must be acting like a director to give me some gain towards the 
North.  Anyways, no expert here, but I know what works and have experimented 
for long times on wire and vertical antennas.  73  Tim  K8WBL


>From: Ed <ed at privette.com>
>To: towertalk at contesting.com
>Subject: [TowerTalk] Hy-gain Hy tower
>Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 09:11:25 -0500
>
>I have several questions for anyone using the Hy Tower.
>
>I'm am renovating an older Hy Tower. It's in the air but not yet completed. 
>I do have the 40 meter trap (MK-160 kit) which will allow 160m use.
>
>Is anyone using this antenna with elevated radials?
>Has anyone used an added inductor to the wire radiator to lower the 80m 
>resonance point to the CW portion of the band?
>Successfully used the antenna on WARC bands?
>Comments on 160m operation?
>
>Thanks, Ed W4EP
>
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