Hey guys:
Just thought I'd recommend checking out
www.cheapham.com
They are blowing out the LDG S9 series of vertical antennas. These do require a tuner, but for these kinds of prices, you could buy the tuner and the antenna and still come away happy.
$125 for the 43 foot vertical, 75 for the 31ft and 35 bucks for the 18 foot vertical...ground radial plates are 25 bucks and no doubt any other hardware is at clearence prices.
Some on list have used the s9 stuff and by all reports, it's decent enough as a non-trapped vertical.
There are no loading coils or traps, and you use a tuner with a balun at the feed point...and some kind of radial system...these antennas are meant to be ground mounted. The 18 foot version is good from 6 to 20M and the 43FT is good from 6 to 80M...
73
Colin, V A6BKX