Hi Steve,

I just put up a cheap vertical called an S9antenna.  All it is is a wire 
that's about 18 feet long inside of a telescopic fiberglass pole.  I mounted 
it on top of a 16 foot mast and I'm feeding it with RG8 coax with the braid 
grounded to the mast.  I have a palstar tuner and I can work anything from 
20 through 6 meters.  I'm sure that other verticals with lots of traps, side 
mounted elements and  radials will do better, but I was looking for a simple 
cheap antenna that would act as a listening antenna so I wouldn't have to 
keep turning my beam.

www.s9antennas.com
also sells a 40-6 meter version, but the 20-6 version is only $49.95 and 
this simple antenna intrigued me.

Bob Tinney, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
Skype, bobtinn
Life is full of challenges, that's what makes it interesting!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 12:23 PM
Subject: Vertical antennas


I'm thinking about buying a vertical to use primarily on 20 through 6 =
meters.  I definitely don't want to mess around with radials, and right =
now, I'm considering one of three antennas:  the Cushcraft MA6VA, the =
Cushcraft R6000, and the Cushcraft R8.  I realize the R8 also works on =
40, which doesn't particularly interest me, but I'm willing to consider =
it if it works significantly better than either of the other two =
antennas.

Do any of you have any experience with the antennas I've mentioned, or =
with any other verticals that don't use radials?  I want to know the =
good, the bad, and the ugly, so don't hold back.

Steve