Just thought I would add some comments on Verticals. I have used butternuts
for some time in various configurations. I started with it roof mounted using
the kit from butternut with about 10 additional radials.
That worked the best BTW.
Later I ground mounted it and had rather extensive radials as I installed them
prior to putting in a lawn. I then tried phasing two of the butternuts but
that never worked as well as a 2-element old Hygain yagi at 40 feet on 40
meters.
The best butternut I have ever used was at Hal Blegens back in our eary contest
days. It was mounted on top of his tower at just over 100 feet. Hard to
believe some of the stuff we did to try and get a single tower M/S station
going.
That was one band opening and closing antenna and it worked on all bands 10-80
quite well.
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