[TowerTalk] Any 17/12-Meter Vertical Antenna available?

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

Larry,

There was a two band vertical in QST some years ago ... consisted of
a single vertical with an L-network designed to match both bands.  I
think one of the follow up articles included info on 17/12 meters.

You could also build a 17 meter vertical using tubing then add a
plastic or PVC "spreader" to hold a couple 12 meter wires a foot
or so on either side to create a parallel vertical.

Check the QST archives on the ARRL web site if you are a member.

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV


On 11/19/2015 5:10 PM, larryjspammenot at teleport.com wrote:
> Kelly, not impossible, but not easily done, either, at my place. I'm hoping for something like my Butternut vertical - something I can mount in a simple tripod on the garage roof. That's why I'd like to find something like a simple, aluminum 2-band vertical antenna for 17 and 12-Meters. No problem stringing out radios for those bands, either - I already do it for the Butternut.
> LJ
>
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> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "ve4xt at mymts.net" <ve4xt at mymts.net>
>> Sent: Nov 19, 2015 11:10 AM
>> To: "larryjspammenot at teleport.com" <larryj at teleport.com>
>> Cc: towertalk reflector <towertalk at contesting.com>
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Any 17/12-Meter Vertical Antenna available?
>>
>> Hi Larry
>>
>> What's the population of non-metallic supports like at your QTH? (Read: trees)
>>
>> The ladder line vertical Ray mentioned might work very well, particularly if you get it off the ground. You'd need two radials per band and a good choke (eight turns of RG8x on a mix 31 Biggest Clamp-on would work), but you'd get added efficiency by being away from the ground.
>>
>> 73, kelly, ve4xt,
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Nov 19, 2015, at 10:42, "larryjspammenot at teleport.com" <larryj at teleport.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Yes, I'm interested a vertical only. No tower here at this QTH - if I had one, I'd put my old 6-band quad back up.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Mike Reublin NF4L <nf4l at comcast.net>
>>>> Sent: Nov 19, 2015 10:30 AM
>>>> To: "larryjspammenot at teleport.com" <larryj at teleport.com>
>>>> Cc: towertalk reflector <towertalk at contesting.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Any 17/12-Meter Vertical Antenna available?
>>>>
>>>> Not sure if you're limiting your choice to verticals, if not there's this.
>>>> http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/hgn-db-1217?seid=dxese1&gclid=CPeC_-GOnckCFZQdgQodj4AAMw
>>>>
>>>> 73, Mike NF4L
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Nov 19, 2015, at 10:55 AM, larryjspammenot at teleport.com <larryj at teleport.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know of a dual-band antenna that covers the 17 and 12-Meter bands? I know there are many multi-band antenna versions available - the Hy-Gain 12AVQ, the Hustler BTV series, and others. I have a Butternut HF-6V that I've added the 17 and 12-Meter kits to, but they just don't tune properly - this is a well-documented problem with this antenna.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd be interested to know of a 17/12-Meter ONLY antenna that might be available. I also know of the Cushcraft WARC-bands 30/17/12M rotatable dipole, but I do already have good 30-Meter performance with the Butternut vertical. Maybe someone has modified a 12AVQ or a similar multiband vertical antenna into something that covers just 17 and 12-Meters? I'd like to have a separate vertical antenna for just those two bands.
>>>>>
>>>>> LJ
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