Thanks Rag, Ken and Dave

Believe me Ken ALL inputs and experiences are of value when it's
'head-scratching' time. I, too, have used verticals in the past and found
them very good.

Thanks, Rag, for the tip about the lower tube - I'll check this out.Much
better to fix it before it's broken in this case.

Dave - Thanks for your tip about the traps. You may be interested to check
out the website at:
http://www.qsl.net/ei7ba/r7_vertical.htm
where EI7BA has listed the resonant frequency of the various traps. Guess
you might have these already though.

Thanks again everyone. I think I'll go for it.

Frank
GW3CNM