A Butternut HF6V for a quarter!

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I imagine it's an 80M vertical that doesn't require radials. I don't know why exactly, but there are no radials attached or anyplace specifically to attach them (although the seller didn't know what it was and could have thrown that part away). What is this antenna all about? Three coils, three doorknob high-voltage capacitors--it appears well-made and 80% complete. Any tips?

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  • There;s no reason now why you can't get on the air properly, Jonathan.

    With your luck you should take a ticket in ther national lottery!

    Vy 73

  • Well, I have a fan dipole up now, and made a single contact to test it. With just a watt! But we moved our bedroom into my shack, so now my shack was relegated to the upstairs--and we are in a rental home now, so until we buy I will not be able to put out the radials this Butternut will require. Believe you me--I am eager to get that done.

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  • It's a steal! That's a Butternut antenna!

  • For a quarter, eh? You can't beat that price, ha!

    I'll be curious to see how well that vertical performs once you get it installed.

    73, Bill, KI7F

    Denver, Colorado

  • ya you just save yourself a few hundred dollars

  • thanks, this vid. will really help me assemble the hf6v I got in the mail today

    ...look's like your helper lost interest in the project!!

  • One Hell of a deal!

    John

  • This is a Butternut 80 - 10 m multiband vertical model HF6V. The insulated wire running down the side is for 15 meters.

    Radials do NOT have to be resonant if they are on the ground. I have one of these in my backyard right now. A good antenna. Use the manual to adjust the coils for each band

    A steal for a quarter

    Henry W5HNS

  • Butternut, most likely an HF6V. Good find, they are very good antennas if you have room for radials.

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