Last night, I mentioned in reply to N4KG's response to my listing of
accomplished Butternut HF2V'ers that I thought the Butternut could beat any
three foot top loaded antenna. I got data of the antenna's 3 foot size off
of MFJ's antenna description web page as follows:
First, I clicked on the MFJ page then clicked
"HF Verticle" (Is that the English version of vertical????)
Then I clicked:
"MFJ 1792"
This description came up:
A high-performance vertical. Full sie quarter wave radiator for 40
Meters-That's 3 feet of ruthless radiating power. End loading, low loss
fiberglass form, high strength 6061 - T6 Aluminum tubing, handles 1,500 Watts
PEP, requires guying and radial counterpoises or ground screen. Price
169.95""
I assumed it was three feet tall, that's what the page said!!! . (OK, maybe I
knew it was a misprint but I had to have some fun with it- ) This morning,
open minded, I went back and down loaded the actual manual (very well
written) and saw it was 33 feet tall. I think they mean full size for 40
meters, not full sie implying a 3 foot wonder antenna, and from their manual,
what ever was causing them to spell vertical as verticle in several places on
their webpage, they got that corrected. As far as the ruthless aspect,
typical MFJ advertising style-
Of note, out of the box, the antenna does require guying. The Butter HF2V
does not. Therefore, I don't agree that the MFJ 1792 takes up the same
amount of room as the Butternut HF2V as stated in earlier postings by others.
The DX window on 75 SSB is 10KHz (3.790-3.800MHz and the 80 meter CW window
is 25KHz (3.550-3.525MHz). These are narrow enough to put a stock HF2V in
the middle of and have decent bandwidth. Neither of these antennas is so
broad banded that you can operate in both windows without having to retune
them and/or use a tuner to accomplish this.
I do think that the MFJ 1792 is a neat concept, on paper, has potential to
will work fb from a small lot, and gives more bandwidth over a stock HF2V
without modifications for those who like to cruise the upper end of 75 SSB
for stateside stuff etc.......but it would be nice if the company making the
antenna could give it a better impression by proof reading their own webpage-
In discussing backyard antennas for DX'ing, they HF2V seems to be a better
fit then the 1792 if guying is an issue, staying within the spirit of the
thread on good antennas for small lots. I would not be discouraged from
using the HF2V. Eham reviews are very positive about this antenna. If you
have a bit more room, you can top load this antenna with guyed top hat wires
increasing it's bandwidth.
One other comment, I like to kid around a lot, so please don't take this as a
flaming write-up against MFJ. I just want to get the point across about an
antenna, the HF2V, that many have used around the world, from small
backyards, to DXpeditions, to work DX- For someone to say it is "DOG" is not
really accurate- It is a compromise of an antenna for the band, but that's
what it is designed for, thus allowing many hams to get on 80 meters in the
first place-
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