It's actually the best vertical out there and that antenna on 75 m will outperform a dipole up at 60 ft on 75 m. That vertical actually outperforms a lot of antennas out there in the market I have one and I've compared it with my yagi on 20 m on the transmit and the vertical actually outperformed it you can get rid of the electrical static vertical noise by using a coil that's made to be connected from the positive lead of the antenna directly to ground and you can get it from array solutions.
@RTD3
4 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the Hytower. Always thought it would be cool to have one of those but, like you, most say the trouble is almost not worth it. It's still cool looking, though.
@KevinModz65
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Antenna is still working well months later. 73
@MauofMiami
3 жыл бұрын
That antenna is extremely worth it to install it and it will outperform any 75 m dipole put up at 60 ft
@sleeve8651
Ай бұрын
And now MFJ is out of business ! 😳
@KevinModz65
Ай бұрын
This is did not know but I must say I’m not too surprised
@sleeve8651
Ай бұрын
@@KevinModz65 Yes ! It was announced some weeks ago ! The owner decided to retire ! But all the Companies MFJ owned, now seem to be in limbo ? No news of anyone buying all, or one of the businesses ! Real shocker ! An end of an era ! Amateur radio is not what it once was, mostly thru attrition ! Where the older Amateurs have gone to Higher Frequencies ! Meaning they are Silent Keys ! And now thru advancements in technology, the Amateur radio mission to provide emergency communication in times of disaster, has fallen by the way side, and some have lost respect, with many of them being uninformed Heads of municipalities that once happily used Hams expertise ! Now they are happy to hand a radio to just about anyone ! And listening to frequencies not yet encrypted, shows their incompetence ! IMHO ! I must say, simply going by memory, it seemed like the old style, ( if there was one ?), looked different somehow ? Maybe more elements around the tower ? Sad that you put so much effort into the construction, only to be disappointed ! But I bet with this stuff being hard to find now with the closing of MFJ, you could probably find a buyer ! Something to think about ! Good luck with whatever you decide !
@reallybadaim118
3 жыл бұрын
DX Engineering has a huge 80M mono band vertical you'd love if your goal was improving 80. It's 68' tall and around $500.
@KevinModz65
3 жыл бұрын
Well, I was intrigued by the whole antenna and just figured that 80 would be a bonus. I have a caged dipole I built that performs well on 80. But that mono band vertical looks interesting
@russturner3454
4 жыл бұрын
Audio too low
@davidray4128
3 жыл бұрын
Hy tower should destroy the Hustler on 20/15/10 . Maybe those trees are effecting it's performance.
@KevinModz65
3 жыл бұрын
Yes David Ray I tend to agree with you. Next spring I think I am going to do some more investigating as well as add more radials. Thanks for your input
@Dabo082
2 жыл бұрын
I have had 2 of these
@robinbrown7019
2 жыл бұрын
Poor sound
@KevinModz65
2 жыл бұрын
Well sorry I’m just a guy with an iPad and my channel is for helping people as best I can it’s not for profit
@lt4324
2 жыл бұрын
Heard EVERY WORD he said! including the "roosters" in the background, ITS on your end! Nothing wrong with the sound, LMFAO
@lt4324
2 жыл бұрын
@@KevinModz65 Great video AND NOTHING wrong with the sound! these guys complaining do not have 'ears" so to speak. I bet they are not even "Hams", LMFAO I am considering this antenna for my station in me new location, Pahrump, NV! *******How hard to Ground? AND TRUST ME, THE TREES ARE "NOT" AFFECTING PERFORMANCE! ITS "HF", if it was VHF then thats a different story! Thanks in advance, 73 DE KD6SBR, Tom in Pahrump, NV
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