I do not own the Zero-Five flagpole antenna but I own and have used the Zero-Five 40 meter vertical (33 feet in height). I used this antenna on 40-6 meters with my upgraded K3, KAT500, and KPA500. I do not have HOA constraints, but I live on a small urban lot that is topographically challenged (steep slopes).
The Zero-Five build quality and materials are excellent. Customer support is great and very responsive. Conceptually, the flagpole and monopole antennas are similar in that they use a 4:1 UNUN, require radials, and are not resonant when used as a multi-band vertical. SWR on all bands is typically less than 4:1 and the KAT500 easily matches it. Zero-Five uses an UNUN made by Balun Designs which are well made and robust. If installing a flagpole antenna is your only option, Zero-Five is a good choice. Have you considered a vertical on a tilt base that you can easily lower. I like the Zero-Five but I am currently using a DX Commander all band vertical (40-6M). It is “stealthy” as it uses a black fiberglass collapsible pole (33 feet in length). It could be installed using a tilt base. I like this antenna because it is simple, is resonant (less than 1.5:1 on all bands), and does not use traps, UNUNs, etc. I used the same radials I installed for the Zero-Five and have had good results with it. Good luck. 73 Howard/WX7HS > On Jun 28, 2021, at 09:53, James Bennett via Elecraft > <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > Wondering if anyone on this reflector is using their K-Line rig (especially > the KAT500) with one of the ZeroFive Flagpole antennas? I’m moving to a new > home with HOA/CC&R crap (you know the drill - happy wife, happy life) and am > considering the ZeroFive 24 foot, 40-6 meter flagpole antenna. If you’ve run > one of these antennas and have matched it via a KAT500, how well did it work? > Did you have the KAT500 on your desk, or remote at the antenna base? These > antennas have gotten great five-star reviews on eHam.net <http://eham.net/>, > so that seems to indicate that these very expensive verticals might be a > viable solution. > > Jim / K7TXA > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to howardsax...@mac.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
