I bought one of the full size S9 antennas looking to put up a vertical in the middle of the yard. I have a large lot but very few trees and no tall trees to hang a wire from. This seemed to fit the ticket at a reasonable cost.

I have had mine up for a little under a year and it has survived wind storms (50mph+), snow, ice, and everything else mother nature seems to throw at it.

I started to use it with a 4:1 unun as suggested by many of the vertical suppliers but was not very pleased with the performance. (nothing against the antenna or construction) I replaced it with a 4BTV that has been a significant improvement. I extended the length of the S9 to be a full 1/4 wave on 40M and relocated it to a different part of the yard and use it as a dedicated 40M vertical. It works great. I like it enough I bought a second one to make a set of phased verticals for 40M once the snow melts up here.

The customer service was great, questions answered quickly, shipping is fast and reasonable, and the product has held up much better than I expected even in strong winds.

KL2GN

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