Inserting 4' of the PVC tubing into the 6' section and 4' into theġ1' section leaving a 1 inch spacing between the to. I used a peace of 1/2 PVC tubing cut 8' inch long. How I achieve this was I used what I had on hand. Now you'll need to join the 6' section and the first upper 11' section together and at the same time not have the two section make electrical contact with each other. I had a little bit of a problem with mine. In that case you'll be able to get aluminum stock that will inter-lock with each other. When building yours, you may need to make some adjustment to achieve 11 feet. Next is the first upper section which is also a 1' OD tubing and kept at its original 11' height. This is different from the original version. Starting with the bottom section of the antenna, a piece of 11 foot aluminum tubing was cut down to 6'. So lets get started.Īll of my 1' OD tubing is 11 FT in length. The total height of this antenna is 33 FT. All I was missing were some hose clamps and capacitors. I began taking inventory to see what needed. But what really grasp my attention was when I came across EI7BA website and read how he had re-work a butternut antenna he had. I found website with manuals of different version of the butternut antenna. The internet is a great tool for information. Since I was lucky enough to have someone give me lots of aluminum stock, I decide to try my hand at building a mock up of a 80/40 meter version of a butternut antenna. What a bad mistake that was! The butternut antenna I once own was a 5 band vertical and work really good considering I did not have any radials down, and did not have the space to put any down. I once own a butternut antenna and sold it.

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