[TowerTalk] "Top loading" of HF2-V vertical

[AA6DX - Mark]

Me too ... would like to know .. I have the data for doing the modification 
hanging on my bulletin board, but have not "got around tu it"    Mark  AA6DX 
K6H (CQP, NCCC)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anthony Wanschura" <ajwanschura at gmail.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 5:21 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] "Top loading" of HF2-V vertical


> For those who have done it, I have a question about "top loading" of the
> HF2-V vertical (as described in the HF2-V manual).
>
> I know that this modification will raise the radiation resistance and
> increase the bandwidth of the HF2-V, but does anyone feel that the
> top-loaded antenna actually "gets out" better on 80 meters? Tell me your
> experiences.
>
> Thanks,
> Tony KM0O
>