Hi Matthew.  The Butternut vertical would probably serve you well.  A lot
of verticals would work if you don't mind putting out radials.  However, I
have found that wire antennas and trees aren't necessarily
incompatible.  You just have to pick a method that will take up the sway of
the trees.  I have used the pulley on the end support with a counterweight
method very successfully.

While it is true that falling limbs can take out a wire antenna, that is
equally true of a vertical as I found out when a large part of my willow
tree took out my first GAP Titan antenna--smashed it flat!

By the way, the GAP will work but it is a lot of money, and I am starting
to find out that it has a way of going away abruptly with near misses from
lightning.  I'm thinking that my next vertical will probably be one of the
butternut antennas.

73, Lou K2LKK


At 09:33 AM 8/6/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi, Folks!  I have an old Tentec 525 Argosy that I want to use at my YL's
>house.  Problem is, I don't have a tower for an antenna and stringing it up
>through the trees isn't a good idea either as we get lots of wind where she
>lives.  Any idea as to where I can find a vertical I can erect, along with
>an automatic antenna tuner?  Will be using 40, 15, and 10 meters, and maybe
>more once I get my general class ticket.  Any ideas would be greatly
>appreciated.--Matthew Chao, N1IBB.

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