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Subject: [TowerTalk] Butternut Verticals
From: K7LXC@aol.com (K7LXC@aol.com)
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 12:30:10 EDT
In a message dated 99-06-09 11:29:56 EDT, zeitler@ibm.net writes:

> Just curious but I remember buying a new Butternut HF6V vertical in 1984
>  from the Wickliffe, Ohio AES store. Was wondering whatever happened to the
>  original  owners/founders of the company down in Texas? That antenna served
>  me well for many years up until I left for the Navy. I guess it has been
>  reported that it is not all that efficient on 80 meters but I sure remember
>  it working well on that band.

     Don (I don't remember his call) had some health problems and sold the 
company several years ago to the folks at Bencher. They are still marketed as 
Butternut antennas. 

Cheers,   Steve   K7LXC

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