Hi Steve,
I just put up a cheap vertical called an S9antenna. All it is is a wire
that's about 18 feet long inside of a telescopic fiberglass pole. I mounted
it on top of a 16 foot mast and I'm feeding it with RG8 coax with the braid
grounded to the mast. I have a palstar tuner and I can work anything from
20 through 6 meters. I'm sure that other verticals with lots of traps, side
mounted elements and radials will do better, but I was looking for a simple
cheap antenna that would act as a listening antenna so I wouldn't have to
keep turning my beam.
www.s9antennas.com
also sells a 40-6 meter version, but the 20-6 version is only $49.95 and
this simple antenna intrigued me.
Bob Tinney, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
Skype, bobtinn
Life is full of challenges, that's what makes it interesting!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 12:23 PM
Subject: Vertical antennas
I'm thinking about buying a vertical to use primarily on 20 through 6 =
meters. I definitely don't want to mess around with radials, and right =
now, I'm considering one of three antennas: the Cushcraft MA6VA, the =
Cushcraft R6000, and the Cushcraft R8. I realize the R8 also works on =
40, which doesn't particularly interest me, but I'm willing to consider =
it if it works significantly better than either of the other two =
antennas.
Do any of you have any experience with the antennas I've mentioned, or =
with any other verticals that don't use radials? I want to know the =
good, the bad, and the ugly, so don't hold back.
Steve
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