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Category: Antennas: HF: Verticals; Wire; Loop

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Review Summary For : Butternut HF2V
Reviews: 53MSRP: 374.95 USD
Description:
Two Band Vertical Antenna for 80 and 40 meters
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/but-hf2v
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
15534.4
PT2HO Rating: 2000-11-10
I like it Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Unless you have a receiving antenna do not consider it for dx purposes. However, if you have an EWE or a beverage, go for it... Do not forget to use a large amount of radials(ground mounted) or raise it a little to avoid ground losses (mainly on 80 meters).
I had more success using a dipole at 45ft because I did not have a separate antenna for reception.
W9QX Rating: 1999-10-24
a great 40 es 80 vertical Time Owned: unknown months.
it's a great vertical for 40 es 80m but the 160 coil is no bood but what can one expect from such a short compromise antenna it's great if you like i have limited space but again stay away from the 160 add on kit
N.A. Rating: 1999-10-24
Durable and Works Time Owned: unknown months.
I have had my HF2V for4 years now. It is my workhorse antenna on 40 meters and until I put up a 4SQR on 80, was used there a lot too. I also used the 160 kit. All in all, for the money, it is a great antenna. 40 gives me enough bandwidth to work splits DX ssb while the antenna is tuned just about flat in the lower portion of the 40 meter cw window. On 80 meters, I have a good 50KHz of band width at less than 2:1 and using the 160 meter coil, I had about 6KHz of 2:1 or less bandwidth. I tired using the top hat loading wires they suggested for expanding bandwidth on 80 and 160. It worked for another 30KHz on 80 and another 3 or so KHz on 160 but it effect 40 meters reducing the bandwidth to about 140KHz at a 2:1 swr bell curve.

The antenna is sitting out on the praire, constantly exposed in the high winds here in SE Wyoming. It looks like a deep sea fishing pole at times in the high wind with a marlin on the other end but it has never snapped. I use a 100 ground radials of various lengths. I used it with only 8 radials for awhile and it worked very well. Building it takes a bit of patients to figure out but after it is done, it really is easy to tune. I suggest taking some time to adjust the coils used for tuning, both at the feedpoint and on the antenna. You can really get this antenna flat on SWR.....I have 1:1.2 on my most resonat points- I did take the 160 meter coil off as I now have an Inv L for 160, but that said, I did work all continents with it in on 160 meters in just one winter...... for working the low bands, I really enjoy this antenna-