Update to Zero-Five Vertical Antenna Setup at KC9FFV's QTH 21,893 views 134 Dislike Share KC9FFV 237 subscribers This is an update to my previous video about the Zero-Five. Last but not least, the fourth antenna in use is made by Dressler for monitoring use only.
The above-mentioned antennas and setup have so far withstood all elements of the harsh Icelandic winters. ZeroFive Antenna Installation 24-June-2008 3:00 am Scot, K9JY 4 comments After receiving all of the parts and getting them in order, it was finally time to. The Zero Five would not even tune in the 3800 portion of the band.Īs a good friend of mine used to say there is too much El Toro PooPoo, I hope this helps someone considering the Gap Titan DX weed through all the opinions about the Zero Five and Gap Titan DX.I am able to rest easy without worrying about catastrophic incidents like these (see link). On my usual 80 meter net I did some comparisons between my usual signal on a 240′ wire antenna and the GAP, the GAP was down 12 DB as to be expected, does that mean the GAP is a poor performer, no it means that the take off angle may be lower and since it is only 25′ tall as compared to 240′ 600 ohm fed wire being 12db down in my opinion for what it is it works pretty damn good. So I ordered the Gap Titan DX, I put it together in about 5 hours by myself and in true ham fashion tested all the bands from the radio end, then used an analyzer and I was pleasantly surprised by the performance of 6 through 40. Here is an idea, how about we compare verticals to verticals like R6 or a HyTower to the Gap and at least keep it in the same genre.Īlso to all the know it all pessimistic hams out there, try to find the positive in products and life and not always the negative. Or better yet lets compare a dipole to a Gap Titan DX, really? Just absolutely dumb. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Albert Einsteinĭuring my research I discovered all sorts of stupid comparisons to the gap antenna, one is a hex beam compared to a Gap Titan DX? It’s a mono band 2 element beam compared to a resonant vertical element usually about 5 to 10 feet off the ground, what exactly is the comparison there? One thing I learned over my 30+ years in ham radio is that there are a lot of opinions and everyone’s perception of their needs regarding antenna solutions is different. I did my research and ended up with the GAP Titan DX. I began looking for a tuned vertical as an interim use until I get my log periodic BOPLA-10 put on the Rohn 45. This antenna really did not function that well on 10, 12, 17 and I was unable to get it to tune on 3.790 in the 75 meter DX window. I used the zero five at my new location to capture a lot of DX into South America and Europe on 15, 20, and 40. I used 120 ground radials on the Zero Five and noticed a distinct improvement over the initial 36.
Having moved into a very loose HOA onto 5 acres that does not complain about shutters not the same color as your neighbors I was able to put up the zero five in the open area as depicted in the images. The Zero Five vertical provided me with a solution to that environment and provided good communication at 600watts under those restrictions. Having used the Zero Five at various locations including a very strict HOA it was easy to hide the antenna and ground radials in the tree’s and bushes.
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