You don't hear about many 05 antennas but the few I have heard on the air, 
the people were extremely happy with. It's a wonder they're not more 
popular, the web site makes them sound like they're extremely well made too.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: hf verticals


>I have worked many stations with 05 HF verticals, usually in phased pairs.
> Everything that I have heard about 05 verticals is that they work 
> incredibly
> well for not being a directional antenna themselves.  When connected to 
> each
> other via a high quality phase line/harness really makes them sing.
>
> 73
>
>
> Alan R. Downing
> Phoenix, AZ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Lowell Miller
> Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 6:42 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: hf verticals
>
> Hi Richard,
> I thought I would share with you that I have been using a HV9 ground 
> mounted
>
> with many radials under it for about 12 years.
> I also have added the 160 meter coil to it as well.  Now I have a 10 band
> antenna which amazingly well for being a compromising antenna.
> I would like to have a better antenna but I do not have room enough for
> anything else.
> From what I have observed, this antenna works better when ground mounted.
> You cannot put it on a tower and have any kind of a ground under it for it
> to work against.
> I have worked my share of dx with this thing as well as a lot state side.
> If you have any questions, just let me hear from you.
> Best 73.
> Lowell  W8QIY
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 5:02 PM
> Subject: hf verticals
>
>
>> Hi;
>> Still wondering which hf verticals folks have good success with and were
>> moderately straight forward to assemble.  Curtis has given a vote for
>> his high gain 640.  I liked the cushcraft r8 but it was very top heavy
>> and didn't do well in my wind.  I'm currently doing battle with an hf9v
>> and the antenna is currently winning.  I'd love to try the step ir but
>> don't think it would do well roof mounted.  Also not clear as to the
>> difference between the two versions.
>> Finally a friend who is a retired engineer has suggested that all one
>> needs to do is put up a random length pipe although 40 feet would be his
>> length of choice.  No traps, no matching just a good external tuner at
>> the antenna. Although I haven't talked with him directly I think there
>> is someone else locally using a similar arrangement.  Back when I
>> thought I knew a thing or two, I thought a tuner was basically just a
>> means of tricking the radio and or amplifier into being happy but didn't
>> think it increased the performance of the antenna.  Anyone else ran
>> across anything similar?
>>   --
>> richard
>>