[Harc] Multiband HF Vertical

Daniel Eaton dre3neato at gmail.com
Sun Feb 21 17:20:23 CST 2021


Hi Rus,
Oops, the photo shows my Stepp Crank IR. Great antenna but not waterproof.
 Dan

On Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 3:17 PM Daniel Eaton <dre3neato at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Rus.
>
> Take a look at Chameleon Antenna.
> They have many choices, and deployment options; dipole, fan dipole,
> vertical, slope, “V”, inverted L etc. and the manual for each is available
> on the site.
> All can be used for portable ops and some for permanent mounting.
> Many are made with QRP in mind.
> The manuals also have a charts detailing the strong  and week points,
> frequency range and uses for NVIS or Sky Wave.
>
> I have some of their stuff. All very durable and made to last.
>  73, Dan KB6DE
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 2:33 PM 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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