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    Antenna Upgrade

    I just ordered the 12 and 17 meter add on kit for my 6 band, ground mounted , butternut vertical. List is $79, On sale at HRO for $59.95. Sounds like a pretty good deal for an extra 2 bands.

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    how do you like the butternut?
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    Quote Originally Posted by W2IBC View Post
    how do you like the butternut?
    Love it. I had an HF station set up out in the yard last summer, using the HF6V vertical and an Icom 706. The antenna seems to work well on all 6 bands, especially 20 meters. Now, I'm going to have 17 and 12. Butternut also sells a 160 meter add on for about $210.

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    'IBC, you could run a Butternut and just keep it folded over most of the time.

    I'm a fan of the GAP antennas as well, the Titan is decent.
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    Good luck, George and let us know how she flies.

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    10 and 12 have been up and down lately especially since we are on the downhill side of the current cycle, but 17 absolutely rocks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by WØTKX View Post
    'IBC, you could run a Butternut and just keep it folded over most of the time.

    I'm a fan of the GAP antennas as well, the Titan is decent.
    I had a chance to buy a HF9V couple years ago and passed on it..
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    Quote Originally Posted by KG4CGC View Post
    Good luck, George and let us know how she flies.
    Will do.

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    BTW, they also have a 6 meter add on for about $20

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    Quote Originally Posted by w2amr View Post
    Butternut also sells a 160 meter add on for about $210.
    Which (given the height of an HF-6V/9V) should give you about 10Khz of bandwidth on 160m..... if you're lucky. :-P
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