[Antennas] All You Ever Wanted To Know About A Hustler 5-BTV Vertical !
W1GOR
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2003年2月26日 21:38:46 -0500
Dan,
The installation instructions for the 4, 5, and 6-BTV antennas specify fully
insulated radials. The best way to accomplish this, is to bury insulated
wire and seal the outer end. Liquid insulation works very well. I've got
a 6-BTV and installed 4 radials per band. Each radial is made of insulated
14 AWG stranded wire. I chose a bright red wire that will show up well
against the green grass... Up here in Maine, frost heave occasionally
causes shallow-buried radials to creep to the surface during the spring
thaw. So far, I've avoided running over the red radials with my ride-on
lawnmower...
73, Larry - W1GOR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Richardson" <[email protected]>
To: "Don Schaefer" <[email protected]>; < >
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Antennas] All You Ever Wanted To Know About A Hustler 5-BTV
Vertical !
> At 12:15 AM 2/26/2003 -0600, Don wrote:
> [snip]
>> >You can make the 5-BTV work with the
> >minimum number listed in the installation instructions, but adding more
> >FULLY INSULATED radials will improve the bandwidth and radiation pattern.
> >Read the instructions and make sure to insulate the outer ends of each
> >radial wire. Home Depot, Sears, Lowes, and most local hardware stores
sell
> >liquid tape, an insulating compound that is available in small cans with
an
> >applicator brush inside the cap. When you make up your radials, simply
dip
> >the outer end in the insulating liquid and let it dry.
>> [snip]
>>>> Don,
>> The majority of your suggestions seem right on the mark, however, there is
> one which I am wondering about. I don't understand in your statement above
> what is gained (antenna operation wise) by covering the radial wires with
> plastic like insulation material.
>>> Danny
> K6MHE
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