Got this in my email today. Save your green stamps & IRC's for now guys.

YU6AO ---> The  Daily DX  reports that  "it is  now been  confirmed that  the
station producing highest number of Montenegrin QSOs with the callsign  YU6AO
is actually a VHF only license and has been operated by several Serbian hams.
Upgrading of the license to HF  privileges is pending and suggests that  QSOs
made up to that point will be very questionable for DXCC purposes".

I would be running a wire out to the chainlink fence and hooking that up as a radial as well.

You can remove the 80 meter resonator. The tubing above the 40 meter trap will need to be adjusted again for resonance on 40. 80 effects 40.

another vote for the IC-718

Keith if you ever get the jr up I would love to see some pictures. As far as delivery date, maybe they make them as they are ordered?
c u in the dx window on 75
Jeff
VA3XQ

When I first was licensed I had a Hygain Hytower. Bought it off a guy for $100.00. At the time the licensing structure here in Canada was if you had the "Basic" qualifications and 5 WPM code you could transmit on 75/80 meters. So the Hytower was used for only that band. You adjusted the resonant frequency by tilting the tower over and adjusting the vertical radiator that came out the top of the tower. I had about 100 radials under it. That antenna was an absoulutely the best antenna on 75/80 meters I have ever owned. I worked the world with 100 watts as no linear at the time due also to the licensing structure. Great antenna and I to would have another in a heart beat if it were not for the cost.

heres another

http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxo.html

Chuck; Bencher(Butternut) has an add on top loading kit for the HF-2v
http://www.bencher.com/antaccessory.html

jeff
VA3XQ

Butternut makes a very good antenna.
Jeff

You mean your audio is coming back into your speaker or headset as RF?
Jeff

I would make the radials a quarter wave long for the 80 meter band.

There are some countries I would like to work particularily on 75 meters. I am not talking major Dx but some S. American countries and such. How does one go about setting up a sked to work someone in a needed DX country?
Jeff
VA3XQ

If you added 50' of coax then take 50' of wire off your antenna.
Jeff

Had an ice storm snap my HF-2V vertical in half. Called Butternut(Bencher) on the Monday and had the parts by Thursday afternoon and was up and running .  Super service considering I live in Canada and these parts had to be shipped via UPS over the border through customs etc. They supplied a UPS tracking number to me to follow it along.
Great antenna, great company to deal with.
Thanks Guys!!!!!
Jeff
VA3XQ

Any information since the december 2005 group operated on the island. Is this going to count, anyone know ?