[TowerTalk] Antennas for 80m

[Mike Fatchett W0MU]

DX Eng might have some other 80/40 options too.

On 4/23/2011 8:10 AM, Kelly Taylor wrote:
> Better than an HF2V, IMO, would be the Cushcraft MA8040V.
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> Top loaded and unlike my old Bnut, actually gets out on 80. And it's similar coin to the HF2V.
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> 73
> Kelly
> ve4xt
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Apr 23, 2011, at 4:20 AM, Charlie Gallo<Charlie at TheGallos.com>  wrote:
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>> Hi Gang,
>> More questions for the shack rebuild
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>> As you saw from my previous posts, I have 10-40m covered fairly well (well, except 30m - and no real interest there)
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>> The issue is 80m
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>> As I said before, I have a SMALL NYC lot (42x98), with the house set in the middle, and NOTHING for support in the front - I probably have a MAX length of 50 ft if I go diagonally across the back yard
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>> Right now I have an old TV Evans 17/80 trapped dipole up for 80m, and it barely fits (when the new antennas go up, I'll be able to raise that - a LOT, but it'll still be low and short)
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>> The question is - what to do for 80m?
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>> I COULD put up say an HF2V, but the radial field will be all in one direction, and a friend who has one says the noise here in NYC is insane (and it would have to wait till the new driveway would go in - the radials will go under the new driveway)
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>> Anyone have other ideas?  Is the HF2V the way to go in my situation?
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>> Thanks
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>> -- 
>> 73 de KG2V - Charles Gallo
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