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Category: Antennas: HF: Verticals; Wire; Loop

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Review Summary For : HUSTLER 4BTV
Reviews: 114MSRP: 119.99
Description:
4 BAND TRAP VERTICAL ANTENNA
Product is in production
More Info: http://WWW.NEW-TRONICS.COM
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151144.8
KJ7LB Rating: 2006-10-20
Looked like a very good buy for the money. Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
After reviewing the 4BTV here I decided to give it a try. I'm glad I did. The antenna is well made and all the parts arrived at the same time. The instruction manual is well written. Assembly is easy. The tuning was simple except for the twenty meter band. I needed to email service at New Tronics for additional information to tune the twenty meter trap. All ended well and the antenna is up and operational. I have ground mounted it with radials. It is performing well, in my opinion.
KB1FXN Rating: 2006-04-23
Great antenna Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Ease of assembly, quality manufacturing, works pretty darn good!
Bought 2 wish I could make this thing go mobile ha
KH2WV Rating: 2006-02-24
Best multi band vertical antenna. Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I just got the 4BTV two weeks ago installed on the roof top of the two story apt. with 4ft. G.I. pipe
4 radials on each band except the 40M Band i did not used the radial bec. its tune on the freq. 7.100 1.2:1 i heard station from italy the signal coming in to Guam is clear 5/9 i bet i can work with him but no luck i have to go work that time. 20m band work great even the ant. tunes on the low band phone i can still work the station from Argentina LU1YU,Chile CE5SG, Norway LA4UOA, Signal IS 5/9+. 15m band same thing first contact is from San Diego WE6DX 10m band asian country.
SWR READING USING SX-600 BY DIAMOND
40M Band 7.050 to 7.150 1.2:1
20M Band 14.100 to 14.350 1.3:1
15M Band 21.100 to 21.400 1.1
10M Band 28.200 to 28.700 1.2:1

and one thing in good in New Tronics is their Service a chat on the phone with Mike from hustler solve the tuning of 20M trap now i can work the entire phone freq. Thanks to Mike and the Hustler Team for good service.

Joel
KH2WV
Guam Island
F5TIL Rating: 2005-12-04
Great vertical antenna Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Very good quality vertical antenna.
Easy to rise and adjust.
Installed here on the ground with radials,this vertical is perfect for DX.

73, Stefan F5TIL
N7WXJ Rating: 2005-08-08
Works very well Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I have mine elevated to 25 ft. I installed radials as suggested. Works like a charm! This antenna replaced a A99 which is total JUNK. The 4BTV is GREAT!
M1WML Rating: 2005-06-28
one of the best .... Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Having had a few verticals in my time i can safely say that this is one of the best antennas i have ever used. this hustler replaced my R8 cushcraft which i never thought much of realy.
but this seems to out proform that buy miles..
YES i read all the reports on eham.net and true to the reveiws.. yes their were a few parts missing such as nuts. washers. and a few bolts..
but never the less a trip down the local hardware store soon sorted that out..and i was up and running in no time..
so in my opinion forget your OVER priced cushcraft antennas and go for this in expensive antenna..YOU WON,T BE SORRY... well done hustler..10 out of 10 from me...
G7SYW Rating: 2005-05-04
Great for small gardens Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I bought my 4-BTV from a friend because I have a small garden and do not have enough room to erect anything big. I don't use any radials and it's mounted at ground level near a fence. This antenna works perfectly for me.

It's supposed to cover 4 bands, mine has an acceptable SWR on 10, 12, 15, 20 & 40m bands - the SWR being just over 2:1 at it's worst.
G6WYH Rating: 2005-04-23
Could be better Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I bought a HUSTLER 4BTV to "improve" on my Sandpiper V Mk111, but it seems a bit of a mistake. The 4BTV is well constructed but the circlips are poor quality. Assembly is easy, and the VSWR is good on all bands The antenna is well made
Both my Sandpiper and the 4BTV are ground mounted with radials.
However the Sandpiper is 1-2 S points up all bands (on recieve and transmit) specifically on distances over 3000m and the 4BTV seem to be much noisier
I have tried swapping the position of the antennas, but the results are the same.
G0TOO Rating: 2005-04-18
works well but construction seem a bit poor Time Owned: more than 12 months.
We have a 4btv at our radio club and recently had to have it replaced due to wind damage. It is mounted at about 30feet above ground with radials, although the antenna works as specified it bent the bottom section in some 60mph winds that we had over the winter and as spare sections are not available in the UK we had to replace the antenna with a new one, this time we guyed the antenna with nylon guy rope half way up the antenna to stop the same happening again.

The other thing I noticed is that the elements that make up the spider are very poorly made and can be easily broken off if knocked.
VK1ZIP Rating: 2005-02-13
Looses points on QC and feedpoint termination Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Extremely easy to put together, overall quality of construction is very good. Works best on 40 and 20 Metres. Quality control needs attention; bit surprised to find and antenna thats been on the market for so many years to have QC issues.
I had missing screws and gained screws and bolts that were not listed in the manual - perhaps from another Hustler model. The feedpoint termination is quite crude, lugs are used in which you solder the coax to, then you need to smother the whole feedpoint with silicone to keep the moisture out.
I wasn't impressed with this arrangement at all. The manual has imperial dimensions only, since Newtronics sells their antennas worldwide surely metric and imperials measurements could be provided? In summary the antenna is a little crude in places, but works well and is easy to put together.