INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS
HUSTLER4-BTV,5-BTVTRAPVERTICAL
WARNING
INSTALLATIONOFTHISPRODUCTNEARPOWERLINESISDANGEROUS
FORYOURSAFETY,FOLLOWTHEINSTALLATIONDIRECTIONS
GENERALDESCRIPTION:
TheHustler4-BTVisafour-bandtrapverticalantennaprovidinganomnidirectionalpattern.The4-
BTVisdesignedasaself-supportingverticaltoprovideoptimumoperationinthe10,15,20and40
meterbands.Itcanalsobeadaptedtooperateinthe75meterband.Thisantennaisdesignedfor
installationswithrestrictedspace.
TheHustlers5-BTVisafivebandtrapverticalantennaadding75/80meteroperationtothe4-BTV.
ThisisachievedbyaddingtheRM-80Sresonatorand4457-1spiderassembly(seediagrampage3).
TheHustler4-BTVprovideselectricalselectionofbandsthroughtheuseofoptimumQtraps,whichare
individuallyandpreciselytunedandinternallysealedatthefactory.Tamperingwiththetrapswill
renderyourwarrantynullandvoid.Thetrapsareparalleltunedcircuitswhichprovideefficientisolation
betweentheverticalsections,permittingmulti-bandoperation.Broadbandoperationovertheentireham
bandatverylowSWRsispossibleinaproperinstallation.Operationinthe75/80meterbandis
providedbyinstallingtheappropriateresonatorontopofthe4-BTV.
TheHustler4-BTVwasdesignedtoprovideoptimumperformancefrombothanelectricaland
mechanicalstandpoint.Mechanically,thisantennaboastsaheavydutybaseandheavydutyaluminum
tubing.Themechanicalassemblyisaccomplishedwithallstainlesssteelhardware.Theuseofclamps
permitsreadjustmentifnecessary,andallowsindividualpeakingofeachband.Themechanical
constructionissuchthatguyingisnotordinarilyneeded.Ifthe75meterresonatorisattachedtothe4-
BTV,itmaybedesirablet