Help:Best vertical for low bands ? advice
 

Of the factory made verticals for 40 and 80 ( I know none are great) which is
best/ Hustler, cushcraft, hy gain, mfj, gap, butternut? If it put a signal out
on 160 that would be a bonus. Can't run sloper here so need one of these ground
mounted wtith radials. Tks.

Fjx1 wrote:

Of the factory made verticals for 40 and 80 ( I know none are great) which is
best/ Hustler, cushcraft, hy gain, mfj, gap, butternut? If it put a signal out
on 160 that would be a bonus. Can't run sloper here so need one of these ground
mounted wtith radials. Tks.
Butternut 9 bander with the 160 add-on kit.
Not perfect, but a good antenna.

Don't forget about the Hy-Gain Hy-Tower. 52 feet tall, self supporting and
you can get a 160 meter add too.


"Mark Keith" wrote in message
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ospam (Fjx1) wrote in message
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Of the factory made verticals for 40 and 80 ( I know none are great)
which is
best/ Hustler, cushcraft, hy gain, mfj, gap, butternut? If it put a
signal out
on 160 that would be a bonus. Can't run sloper here so need one of these
ground
mounted wtith radials. Tks.

Of the ones I know about, I think the butternut HF2V is the best. And
they do make an add on kit for 160. The HF2V is a 40/80 vertical , and
is a full 1/4 wave on 40m. I think they also make a 30m kit if I
remember right...Also they have a top loading kit for the lower bands.
But you could do just as well with a 32 ft wire hung from a tree, and
a tapped coil at the base...For much less $$$$ too....The HF2V will
smoke the HF9V "the all band version" on the lower bands. MK

"MRR" wrote in message . com...
Don't forget about the Hy-Gain Hy-Tower. 52 feet tall, self supporting and
you can get a 160 meter add too.

Not sure, but I don't think they make that anymore. There may be some
used ones around, but I'd be careful being it's mainly tower sections.
MK

The Hy-Gain 18HT Hy-Tower is best all around non compromise vertical.
Hy-Gain has resumed mfg. in MS and several have phased 4 of them via
Comtek's ACB-80.
(http://www.comteksystems.com) Covers 10-15-20-40-80 meters.
New list is $749. with slightly less from dealers. A 160 kit is
optional.
MFJ-1792 is a 40 & 80 vertical; full 1/4w on 40 with a Teflon loading
coil and spokes at the top for 80. About $140. So one extreme to the
other on price if bought new.
Both need radials, as do all 1/4w series fed verticals, for best low
angle takeoff performance.
GL, Jim

ospam (Fjx1) wrote in message ...
Of the factory made verticals for 40 and 80 ( I know none are great) which is
best/ Hustler, cushcraft, hy gain, mfj, gap, butternut? If it put a signal out
on 160 that would be a bonus. Can't run sloper here so need one of these ground
mounted wtith radials. Tks.