Butternut HF9V User Manual

Butternut
®
HF9V
80/40/30/20/15/17/12/10/6 Meters
Nine-Band
Vertical Antenna
BUT-HF9V
BUT-HF9V-INS-Revision 5
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Butternut HF9V Specifications

General

Brand	Butternut
Model	HF9V
Category	Antenna
Language	English

Summary

Introduction

Safety Warnings

Emphasizes the extreme danger of installing antennas near power lines and the precautions needed.

Site Selection

Mounting Tube Installation

Radial System

Assembly Introduction

Assembly: Ground Mount & Tube B/B1

Assembly: 80/40m Coil & Markings

Assembly: Capacitors & Brackets

Assembly: 30m Coil Installation

Assembly: 17m & 12m Coils

Assembly: 15m & 6m Wire Clamps

Assembly: 6m Wire Routing

Assembly: 15m Wire Routing & Finalizing

Assembly: Tube J, Raising & Initial Connections

WARNING: Avoid Power Lines

Assembly: Coils, Connectors & Coax

WARNING: Station Grounding

Checkout and Adjustment

10 Meter Tuning

80/75 Meter Tuning

Guides the tuning of the 80/75 meter band by adjusting the coil setting.

20 Meter Tuning

15 Meter Tuning

Coil Q Base Matching

30 Meter Tuning

40 Meter Tuning

Explains how to adjust the 40 meter band tuning by repositioning coil clamps.

17 Meter Tuning

12 Meter Tuning

Troubleshooting

Degraded Performance

SWR and Tuning Issues

Covers issues like SWR increasing with power, capacitor failure, and tuning difficulties.

Guying the HF9V Antenna

Parts List