Hi John,
Well, if you do look into and buy the ldg verticle in the future, my goodness, yes, let us all know how ya like it!
Yeah, I can't remember what my ham friend did with the skurting on his trailler. I think he left it on though. But knowing what you did with your skurting, and radials, I just wonder how good that antenna would have worked on his trailler with radials! And I bet it would have been great!
Trippy, ac8s
----- Original Message -----
From: John Miller
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: apartment dwelling antennas
LDG didn't make antennas until very recently when they bought an antenna
manufacturer. I think they substitute radials with coils of wire of some
sort, something I'm interested in looking in to. I ran a lot of radials
under my home, being in a trailer, if they want to call it that this thing
is never moving, but I got the skirting out of the way near the antenna and
ran radials underneath then put the skirting back and that seems to have
worked out well. Some people store stuff under there but it's not secure so
while I have a few things under one section of it, it's not that area so it
works out well.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: apartment dwelling antennas
> Hi John,
> Man, that is so great!
> I'm glad it's working on all bands!
> Yeah, I know, radials are something else!
> I have a friend on this list, and he use to live up north and had a =
> hygain ground mounted verticle, and I don't think it had any radials on =
> it. It worked on 10 through 40, but not on 80!
> He was in a moble home park, and there was just not enough room for =
> those darn radials!
> In one of the handiham weekly eletters, Pat, wa0TDA, had an article =
> about getting on hf, and he mentions a 43 foot verticle, made by ldg, (I =
> didn't even know they made verticles!), which needs no radials!
> I never used it, but that would be awesome if it is true!
> Well, you keep us out here informed on how that progress is going for =
> antennas there!
> Trippy, ac8s
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: John Miller=20
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 3:25 PM
> Subject: Re: apartment dwelling antennas
>
>
> I have the hustler 5BTV which works on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 75 meters. I =
> have
> the add on for 17 as well but had trouble with it, got the antenna =
> working
> without it and have cleaned it up and am ready to try it again I just
> haven't had a chance since that will mean completely retuning the =
> antenna.
> It claims it will work without radials but I tried it without just to =
> get it
> tuned and the swr was off the chart on 40 and 75 so I put some radials =
> down,
> set it back where it was marked for when I got it and I only had to =
> adjust
> one band a little bit and everything fell right in great. I only have =
> 15
> radials down now and will be doubling that at least come fall but for =
> now it
> works, the only band I don't do much on is 10 meters and being 6 feet =
> from a
> metal building and 10 feet from a metal shed, I'm surprised the swr is =
> good
> but it's perfect. Ground mounting doesn't help either for 10 meters =
> which
> only uses the bottom portion of the antenna but that's alright, I have =
> a 102
> inch whip on the railing to use on 10 meters and I hope to get that up =
> on
> the metal side of the house when this heat wave ends here. No vertical =
> that
> I know of really works without radials with the exception of some CB
> antennas people use for 10 meters through 17 or 20 but for the ground
> mounted and multiband verticals, I don't know anyone who's made one =
> work
> with no radials and the more the better. I'm thinking 30 will be =
> enough for
> me and as many as I can realistically put down. It would have been fun =
> where
> I used to live though with the swamp out back, and in wet lands, I =
> don't
> think radials would have been needed there. Here they are though but =
> it
> plays pretty well right now as is.
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Harry Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 1:44 PM
> Subject: Re: apartment dwelling antennas
>
>
> > Hi John,
> > Oh man, pal, loved your post!
> > So, it's a ground mounted verticle, huh?
> > Maybe you mentioned this already, I just can't remember, which =
> verticle =3D
> > do you have? What bands is it used on? Do you need radials?
> > I loved my hygain 14avq ground mounted verticle, that's the antenna =
> I =3D
> > was 59 pluses on 40 through 10, and 53s to 57s, on 80! I don't =
> remember =3D
> > if it had radials on it though.
> > Thanks for sharing that post!
> > 73,
> > Trippy, ac8s
> >
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