Michael,
If you want the most versatility, my suggestion would be to look at the SteppIR vertical antennas. They are continuously tunable and will work all the way to 6 Meters. The big one covers 40 meters, and there is a loading coil that can be used for 80. 73, Bob AD3K From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael & Sue Trussell Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 6:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Drakelist] Station upgrade? The weather and old age have taken its toll on my old AV5 Cushcraft 5 band vertical antenna. I am considering a purchase of another all band MBVE-1UP 45 foot vertical by DX Engineering. Because I have been out of amateur radio for many years the technical knowledge that I thought knew about antennas and such has evolved so much by the various equipment manufactures that my knowledge base has become outdated somewhat. I need to stick with a vertical because of lack real estate and living in a city lot! I would like some suggestions from you who have been keeping up on the art and technology to offer some suggestions on using an antenna like the above mentioned MBVE-1, with my Drake MN2700 antenna tuner. I would like to use all of the capacity of this antenna; I also understand that the capacity of the MN2700 is limited to the standard amateur radio frequencies. I would like to use the WARC bands that I now have the capacity to use with my TR7 along with the L4B amp just recently rebuilt. It works even better now with a new power supply. Should I look for another tuner to use or purchase another MN2700 and attempt to modify it? Any suggestion or ideas would be greatly appreciated Thank you in advance Michael J Trussell KA8ASN
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