Advice on Vertical Antenna 40 -10m

[spongella]

Am a dyed-in-the-wool vertical man, used Cushcrafts, Hygains, and currently have an S9 vertical that is beginning to show it's age. Was wondering who uses a vertical for amateur HF and which they like?

The S9 vertical is simply a telescoping 43 foot fiberglass mast with a wire running up the middle, simple design, and works well with a tuner. They are not made anymore, at least the longer ones.

Thanks!

 

[Tecnicoloco]

Maybe this antenna:

43 FOOT 10-160 METER MULTIBAND FOLDOVER FREESTANDING VERTICAL ANTENNA 5KW UNUN

The 43 foot 10-160 meter Multi-Band Vertical antenna is a freestanding vertical element with no traps or coils.

Big 2 1/8" bottom section tapers at the top to 3/8 of inch for flexibility, strength and wide bandwidth.

A custom CNC machined 2" solid super heavy duty black Delrin base insulator for superior UV resistance and high power handling capability.

A 3/8 thick Aluminum foldover plate are included for easy one person raising/lowering no-bind tilt-over action.

This package includes a 5kw 4 to 1 UNUN matching transformer.

A minimum of 16 radials is suggested for good performance.

The installation PDF file for this vertical can be downloaded from this page.

See attachmentsOverall height--43 Feet Includes foldover mount Includes all ss clamps Includes our 5kw matching transformer and mounting kit.

Bands of operation--10-160 Meters

Power rating--5KW ssb

Wind handling--92 MPH

no iceSWR-1.5 And under with customer supplied tuner at the operating position

NO LOSSY TRAPS TO BURN OUT AND FILL UP WITH WATER

Recommended coax length--100 to 150 feet

The buyer must sign for this item upon delivery

http://www.zerofive-antennas.com/pr...ldover-freestanding-vertical-antenna-5kw-unun

 

[Titanium]

Decent price!

 

[mikelib]

Decent price!

Your right, that is a good price.

 

[spongella]

Thanks for the heads up Technicoloco, this looks like a perfect replacement. To echo the other's comments, darn good price too.

 

[Carroll A]

I have not been active on HF in about 7 years, but when I lived in IL I had limited space so I used a Gap vertical antenna and also used an Isotron 40 meter antenna and surprisingly the isotron worked almost as good as some dipoles I've used.

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