When in Iceland with the Navy 30 years ago, I found the Butternut HF6V very handy and effective. Big radial field with it. There were no trees at all, and the constantly windy location would have made short work of a tower.
I guyed it in measured 5 directions with guys that would let the tie-point move about a foot above the center and below the center of height -- which had the effect of not introducing a reverse bend at the base. I was also able to buy 140 kg. test monofilament fishing line -- the kind of thing only ocean-fishing ports would have. It was 2 mm. thick and very hard to tie into knots, but it stood up to everything. Yes, I know the opinion that a vertical radiates equally poorly in all directions --- but it works in situations where nothing else is possible. What I am finding impressive now as verticals go is the Gap series, because they are really center-fed dipoles rather than ground planes. On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 11:39 AM, William Levy <[email protected]> wrote: > I had no trouble at all keeping in touch with my family using an early R5 > vertical in 5H3 land when I was working there. > My XYL had my Log Periodic on a 75 tower and I had the R5 vertical with a > Metrum 500 watt amp, 12 volt battery and an Icom 735 in those days. > > I would not ever consider the vertical an optimum antenna but as a bush > antenna to complete an 8000 mile low radition angle circuit I was more than > satisfied. > > I remind new amateurs that it is important to decide what the mission is > and then design the station accordingly. > > Dipoles and Verticals are great basic starter antennas and it only gets > more complicated from there. If I have a tree at hand I prefer an inverted > V over a vertical but in 5H3 deep in the bush filming wildlife on a TV > contract I didn't always have trees at hand! > > 73 All, > > Bill N2WL > ex 5H3WL, 5Z4PI and VQ9WL > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > -- 73 de Ted Edwards, W3TB and GØPWW and thinking about operating CW: "Do today what others won't, so you can do tomorrow what others can't." ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
