Chris,

In order for a vertical to perform well on the lower frequencies, you
have to have a good system of radials.  Since radials have to be 1/2
wave length, that means each one should be about 65 feet long, which
means you need lots of space.  I used to have a Butternut 18AVQ, and
even though it had 80 meter traps, it didn't work at all well on that
band because I didn't have the space for the radials.  In fact, it
worked best on 20 meters, probably because the radials I had were
approximately right for that band.  I'd be interested to know if
other people have had any better luck on 80 meters with the verticals
that don't require radials.

Steve

On Tuesday 10/18/05 19:44 Kris Hickerson wrote:
>Hi Lowell,
>
>How does it perform on 80 meters?  I understand many verticals don't perform
>as well on 80 meters as on other bands.
>
>Kris