[UK-CONTEST] Verticals for LF

[Ken Chandler]

Hi Mike
If your finances will stretch have a look at the SteppIR 80m - 6m. The mk3
will handle 1500w with ease. The UK agent is Ron, GW3YDX.

Ken..G0ORH

-----Original Message-----
From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike Farmer
Sent: 31 March 2009 09:14
To: UK-Contest
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Verticals for LF

I have just completed a review of the 40m, 80m and 160m QSOs I have had in
contests and plotting them on a map shows a definite Dipole pattern.  Not
really surprising when you consider that I use dipoles and inverted vies on
those bands.   In the mid/late 60's and early 70's every time I was moved by
the RAF I built myself bearcat verticals  (44 Tiger Beer cans in series was
a quarter wave on 20m and it had a wonderful bandwidth).  I think that I
need to reenter the vertical world and (as I can no longer drink like a
fish!) I have been looking at the adverts!  I found a new Hy-Gain vertical
(AV6160) and an MFJ vertical (MFJ 299) but despite a lot of reading and web
serching I cannot find any differences between them (other than the price).
The Hy Gain web site even looks like the MFJ site.

So heres the questions does anyone know if there are any differences between
the 2 antennas and are Hygain and MFJ the same company these days?

Mike
G3VAO

  
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