[Antennas] 4BTV or 14AVQ?

Mon Sep 6 20:56:22 EDT 2004

Most vertical antennas like the 4BTV or the 14AVQ are designed to work
against earth ground..
Use on a boat requires a ground plate in the bottom of the boat making
contact with the water at all times for ground or radials extending out
from the boat while stationary (kinda hard to run them while moving :)
OR use a marine style commercial 25ft whip and tuner....also the average
metal vertical does not survive more than 2 years at most in the
water/rust environment....less if its salt water!
Real fiberglass marine whips were made for a purpose.....to be used
around water but there are better ones than Suksphere! :)
Chris
WB5ITT
> -----Original Message-----
> From: antennas-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:antennas-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of JT Croteau
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 7:48 PM
> To: Antenna Reflector
> Subject: [Antennas] 4BTV or 14AVQ?
>>> If you, like me, were in the market for one of the typical low cost 
> trapped verticals such as the Hustler 4BTV or Hy-Gain 14AVQ which one 
> would you choose or would you go with something else altogether?
>> I'm looking for a simple multiband vertical for my boat but 
> looking for 
> something a bit better than your typical overpriced fiberglass marine 
> whip from Shakespere.
>> Thanks
>> - JT
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