[TowerTalk] DX Engineering 160 meter monoband DXE-160VA-1

[natan1945 at gmail.com]

Does anyone have first hand experience with this 53' tall monoband vertical 
antenna.  I'm returning to the East Coast and was wondering if anyone had 
actually used one of these antennas.  About 10 or 15 years ago, I did proto 
type work on a design that performed extremely well while working for Force 
12.  It was a great performer but very expensive and needing some mechanical 
enhancements. It actually survived being on top of a hill  in upstate New 
York which was a great accomplishment!

I'm interested if someone has used this antenna for a season or two?  If so, 
your opinion would be most appreciated.  My installation will be on top of a 
small hill with 120 radials underneath, even if the suggestions contained in 
the manual suggests other radial configurations.  If the DX folks design 
plays as well as the old F12 design, I'll put up a 4 square using the DX 
Engineering design, which looks great.  Any comments are welcome.

73

Natan W6XR
Ithaca, NY
Team Vertical, Frankford Radio Club