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  • HF2V

    The coils and capacitors for 80, 40 and 30 meter from a different angle After my DX-88 died in a winter storm, I have decided to give the Butternut HF2V a try. This antenna is a 10 meter long vertical for 80 and 40, with extensions available for the 160 and 30 meter bands. I was rather curious about it since this is the only vertical antenna that provides the four lower bands in one package. My success with antenna have been very satisfactory so far. As a bonus it even works well on 15 meter band with flat SWR and has a sharp resonance peak in the 10 meter band.

    I have a lots of pictures of the HF2V in my picture gallery.

  • DX-88
    Hy-Gain DX-88 vertical antenna The Hy-Gain DX-88 is a good multi-band vertical antenna for 80-10m including the WARC bands. Although it is a rather old design, it performs very well and has given me many good DX on all HF bands. The antenna consists of sveral resonant sections, which can be individually tuned for best SWR on each band. One exception is the 40 and 80 meter bands, which are somehow coupled to each other. As with many other antennas the bandwidth is rather small on 80 meters, nevertheless it is quite adequate for CW use. Note: This antenna is currently not functional after it has been disabled by a storm.
    I have many pictures of the DX-88 in my picture gallery.
  • MP-1
    The MP-1 is a small, light-weight vertical antenna intended for portable use. The antenna consists of a base rod, a tuning coil and a telescopic whip. The coil is used for band change, while the telescopic whip can be used to fine tune the SWR on the desired frequency.
    I have a few pictures of the MP-1 in my picture gallery.
  • ATX-1080
    This antenna is very similar to the MP-1 but instead of the tuneable coil, it has fixed connections for each band. I find this to be a preferable solution and the SWR can still be fine tuned using the telesopic section. The Mk2 versions of this antenna come with both BNC plug and a 90 deg PL plug, so that it can be mounted both in front and on the back of the FT-817.
    I also have a few pictures of the ATX-1080 in my picture gallery.
  • Miracle Whip
    Vertical antennas need a good ground system in order to work properly. Normally this is not an issue except for portable antennas where it can become quite a problem. The Miracle Whip tries to work around this by using a special tuning mechanism to compensate for the lack of counterpoise. Does it really work? The articles in this section might provide some insight.
  • Other
    Miscellaneous articles about antennas.