[TowerTalk] Hustler 6BTV vs Steppir Big IR Vertical on 80m

[Jack Brindle]

Efficiency and all aside, there is one big issue that you need to  
look at: bandwidth. Verticals on 80 typically are specified at 100  
KHz. If you are running CW only, then it may not be a very big issue.  
With the recent expansion of phone down to 3.6MHz, it becomes a huge  
issue for that mode. In Phone SS there were stations CQing from 3650  
up to 3900. I wonder how others managed this situation, but I was  
retuning between the bottom and top ends of the band.

The 6BTV will probably need a tuner to maintain the bandwidth needed  
for phone. The SteppIr will also need to retune, but at least the  
function is built in.

I'd really like to see others opinions on this, and how they manage  
the antenna bandwidth on this band (as well as 160...).


On Nov 26, 2007, at 4:51 AM, Richard Thorne wrote:

> I'm currently running a 32' vertical in the backyard fed at the base
> with a 200 watt sgc tuner.  Eventually I want install an amplifier so
> the current setup will not work.
>
> I'm considering the Steppir and Hustler 6BTV verticals.  My current
> thinking is the 6BTV will perform better due to top loading vs the
> Steppir which uses base loading for 80m.
>
> Its obvious that the Steppir is more expensive than other  
> solutions, but
> lets not worry about that right now.   My  main goal is to  run some
> power on 80m  with the  most efficient vertical (between the two
> mentioned above)  I can install.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Rich - N5ZC
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- Jack Brindle, W6FB
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