Yes. When I was in Kansas my house had a metal roof 24 by 80 counting
the shop and the butternut 5 had up really worked!!! THe one strange
thing was that all of the lengths given in the manual were to long,
everything was about a foot shorter, but it really worked.
73
Butch Bussen
wa0vjr
open Node 3148
Las Vegas
On Tue, 5 Oct
2010, John Sherrer wrote:
> If a vertical antenna is mounted on the roof of a home with a metal roof can
> the metal roof be used as radials?
> John
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 1:00 PM
> Subject: Re: Vertical antennas
>
>
>> All verticals work better the higher off the ground they are. I've used
>> verticals ground mounted with thousands of feet of wire buried under the
>> base and it worked well but still not as well as my old R7 mounted on a 3
>> foot tripod on my roof. So the bottom of the vertical is about 20 feet
>> above ground. It only uses a half a dozen small radials poked out of the
>> base but it radiates extremely well on all bands.
>>
>> Phil.
>>
>> K0NX
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 8:55 PM
>> Subject: Re: Vertical antennas
>>
>>
>>> Phil,
>>>
>>> I've considered both alternatives, but I'm open to suggestions.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 12:32
>>> Subject: Re: Vertical antennas
>>>
>>>
>>>> Steve,
>>>>
>>>> Are you putting on a roof or ground mounting the antenna?
>>>>
>>>> Phil.
>>>> K0NX
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 10:23 AM
>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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