![]() ![]() Upon opening the box I found NO INSTRUCTIONS, but it took a minute or two to figure out that the parts were all pre-marked as to how far in they should be inserted in the next sized tube. When the antenna arrived I was surprised at the packaging, kind of small for a 43 foot antenna, one thing was evident was that the the crew at Zero Five really know how to pack their product. You will find that Zero Five is one antenna company that does state their antennas require radials. ![]() ![]() Radials were not a consideration as I have had several verticals and they all seemed to work best with radials under them, despite the advertising that a couple of them required no radials. Price was a consideration, but it was a small one as they are all fairly equal in pricing with the exception of the Steppir. I went and added Zero Five to my shopping list and started comparing them all and finally decided to settle on the Zero Five for several reasons: However, I came across one brand during my shopping that I had never heard of before: Zero Five. Of course the most popular brands came to mind: Problem was deciding on just what vertical I wanted, so I gathered up some magazines and, coupled with some Internet searches, and started comparison shopping. I had settled on a vertical of sorts being that the average sized lot I live on wouldn’t allow a decent wire antenna system. I decided I wanted an antenna that I could maintain without climbing a tower, that covered all bands to replace both the quad and the Butternut. The tower and quad were taken down, the VHF antennas were taken down for repair, the remains of the Butternut were taken down and sold. After the storms were gone and hurricane season was over here, I decided it was time for a major renovation of the antenna “farm”. After the hurricanes of 2005 came roaring through Orlando I had little, if anything left of the 3 element, tri-band quad that had served me so well for over 20 years. ![]()
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