| I tried two
verticals....
First the Diamond CP-6, I think this is a
nice antenna but to short for real dx!
The next "problem" is that you can put only
200w into this antenna, the construction is oke with his own radials you don't
have to use groundradials etc..
The bandwith is small but you can get a
good SWR on all the bands, only 80 mtr have a small problem because without a
tuner you can't use the cp-6 at the SSB part.
I think a great antenna for holiday use or
just to start with, especially for amateurs without much
space...
Here are some pictures, as you see a lot of
traps...


I also tried the HY-GAIN
AV-620
It is a big difference, no traps only
stubs, this antenna also use his own radials.
Also the power can get up to 1.5KW in this
great performer.
Problem here is that is is real fragile
antenna.
You don't need guy wires till 80 mph (manuel) but I started (look at
the pictures) without, but after two days with some wind I thought it's muts
better to put the guywires on....
The bandwith from this antenna is
great! The manuel needs some attention, take two days free from work to put
this all together and tune it HI. ;-)
I worked great DX in just a few
days, I must say that I used 400w into this
antenna.
Here are the
pictures.




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