Just a few random thoughts:


What is the  swr you are seeing on 20 and 30 meters?

Is the 75 ohm phasing line the right length?   There are 2 different 
lengths for the line, depending on whether the coax is solid or foam 
dielectric.

The entire length of the antenna is supposed to  be active on 10 meters 
and is adjusted by the top section with the hose clamp.   What kind of 
swr are you seeing on 10?

While I've never had to deal with them, I understand Bencher (owner of 
Butternut) has good tech support.   If you phone or e-mail, you should 
be prepared to describe your installation, ground, and swr readings.

Good luck, Steve KW3A


On 8/18/2013 4:27 PM, Richard Fiorello wrote:
> Hi;
> I know a few folks here have used an hf9v vertical.  The good news is
> that I stumbled upon some very talented help and might get my antenna
> issues resolved.  The not so good news is that this was taken apart,
> cleaned, put back up and my problem persists.  80 and 40 meters work as
> expected but the rest has a very very low impedance.  We checked all
> three capacitors and they are good.  I am using the matching cable at
> the base to bring the impedance down to 50 ohms.  We're going to take it
> down again later this week but wonder if anyone has some thoughts as to
> what to look for?
>