Butternut HF9V Install - Guying the HF9V / HF10V
Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 12:46 Graeme Stewart, GM4BRB, was searching around the web for specifics on guying the HF9V and found none. Being a resourceful ham he decided to write his own instructions. Graeme came upon my site and thought it would be a good place to post this information. I agree! Below are Graeme's instructions and pictures. Thanks Graeme!
Andy
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So, using 4mm polyester guy-rope, (low-stretch), 30mm (1¼") D-Clamps, 1¼" by 18-inch long Aluminium angle guy-stakes, a ¼" thick 4"×4" Perspex guy plate, Terry-Clip to secure it, the obligatory 5mm (do 4mm exist(?)) cable/wire grips, thimbles and some carefullythought out plans.
The images show what you can get. I taper-cut to a sharp point, one end of the ali-angle stakes to facilitate hitting them into the ground more easy.
All metal parts other than the ali angle should be galvanised or stainless-steel. Only use stainless steel to secure something to the antenna proper.
Otherwise, you can't do a lot of damage, but don't over-tighten the guys.
Bencher/Butternut recommend 'Loose' guys. I found that vague description not a good setting and went for a bit tighter with which the antenna does not sway hardly at all, with only the top 2/3rds whipping slightly in the strongest winds. Very stable system. Been evaluating it all summer.
I've included a couple photos illustrating parts required but no assembly instructions.
You can figure it all out from the pictures if you're smart enough to have managed to assemble the Butternut antenna all by yourself. Read the reviews on the assembly manual.
A professional Civil Engineer put mine together. No kidding ...
Parts:
Rigging:
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Final Product:
Reader Comments (3)
How tall is the antenna ? How do you like it so far
This looks like a very good and cheap way to guy the HF9V.I will be doing the same to mine shortly.
Sandy G0VQW
The antenna is 26' tall, which is a manageable size for almost anywhere. For my situation, it is great as there is almost no other antenna I could get that could cover this many bands and still fit within the property limitations I have at my current residence.