[Harc] Multiband HF Vertical

[ben adams]

Rus,
If you end up looking into dipoles, I have been pleased with my 80m off
center fed dipole. Anthony borrowed it and liked it enough to get his own.

I'm still working on getting it mounted permanently, but I've used it
temporarilly here at the house and portable for WFD. The unequal length
legs and off center feedpoint just so happen to fit perfectly N-S in my lot
which also has powerlines above back fence, and no trees. It will tune up
on all the fun bands.

The ideal inverted V setup puts the feedpoint about 30 feet up, and the
ends 10 feet up, which should be out of your grandkids reach, unless
they're practicing their dunks.

Ben
Kk6syj

On Sun, Feb 21, 2021, 14:33 Rus Gustavson via Harc <harc at humboldt-arc.org>
wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I live on a small lot with powerlines down one side of the lot. There are
> no trees. There isn't much space for radials, though I could probably do
> 180 degrees of some radials, many of them short. But, I'm concerned about
> our grandchildren running into something that's not elevated at least a bit.
>
> I've got an NVIS antenna that works well, but I'd like to get some more
> distance with my QRP HF radio.
>
> I've been mulling this over for months, looking at the DX Commander,
> Hustler 5BTV, Diamond BB-7V, Cushcraft R5-R9, ZeroFive multiband vertical,
> and many more on eHam. Everyone has an opinion and, in general, they all
> like the antenna they bought. It's kind of like reading Amazon reviews. Who
> to trust?
>
> Or, I could put up a pole and put a dipole on it.
>
> What do you think? What have you tried that worked for you? Do any of you
> have recommendations?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Rus, NQ6F
>
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