Comments on: My Butternut HF6V Inverted V http://www.n0hr.com/hamradio_blog/2007/02/27/my-butternut-hf6v-inverted-v/ Ham radio towers, software, coax, DXing, contesting, and life in general Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:28:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: pat http://www.n0hr.com/hamradio_blog/2007/02/27/my-butternut-hf6v-inverted-v/#comment-2204 pat Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:55:23 +0000 http://www.n0hr.com/hamradio_blog/?p=96#comment-2204 I can report that although the Butternut HF6V did look very bad, I think it will be repairable. At its worst point, it was actually touching the ground/snow. After the ice storm, we had a mild blizzard with high-winds and plenty of snow. During that, the Butternut vertical was anything but vertical. Now that we're roughly 5 weeks since the blizzard, the HF6V is mostly vertical again. At the bottom section of the antenna, the aluminum tube near the insulator has a 45 degree bend. I might be able to straighten it. Most of my elevated radials and guy ropes also fell victim to the ice. So, this will be another project as the tower and beams go up this spring. I can report that although the Butternut HF6V did look very bad, I think it will be repairable. At its worst point, it was actually touching the ground/snow. After the ice storm, we had a mild blizzard with high-winds and plenty of snow. During that, the Butternut vertical was anything but vertical.

Now that we’re roughly 5 weeks since the blizzard, the HF6V is mostly vertical again. At the bottom section of the antenna, the aluminum tube near the insulator has a 45 degree bend. I might be able to straighten it.

Most of my elevated radials and guy ropes also fell victim to the ice. So, this will be another project as the tower and beams go up this spring.

]]> By: Adrian http://www.n0hr.com/hamradio_blog/2007/02/27/my-butternut-hf6v-inverted-v/#comment-2200 Adrian Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:34:33 +0000 http://www.n0hr.com/hamradio_blog/?p=96#comment-2200 OOps, I said Hustler, I meant Butternut Adrian OOps, I said Hustler, I meant Butternut

Adrian

]]> By: Adrian http://www.n0hr.com/hamradio_blog/2007/02/27/my-butternut-hf6v-inverted-v/#comment-2199 Adrian Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:33:43 +0000 http://www.n0hr.com/hamradio_blog/?p=96#comment-2199 I have to ask did the Hustler ever recover from its little ice problem Adrian EA5/G0KOM---ZC4MK---VP8COI I have to ask did the Hustler ever recover from its little ice problem

Adrian

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