shockwave,
i have well over 100ft of my coax laying on the ground, i would bury it but i need some mobility when im experimenting, i guess it must absorb common mode currents on the outside of the coax as i have never had rfi in the shack with the antennas i have tested , if there was a problem my neighburs would soon let me know,
it would be nice if sirio did build a sturdy vector, it would have to be MUCH stronger than the old version to stand 100+mph winds,
as you must be aware sirio use some common parts and tubes across their antenna range, that results in compromises but without it we would likely not have the range of antennas they produce,
the problem imho is not the 6063-t832 tube as that is what almost all decent antenna manufacturers use nowadays,
imho their problem with the vector for 11mtrs is wall thickness and taper schedule,
an extended base tube from the 827 without the swaged end and .058 wall tube in the rest of the antenna would be a much better starting point,
i have not yet tested or even seen the upgraded vector to comment, nobody local will buy one as they say once bitten twice shy, they favour the much stronger 827, my local ham shop will not stock them which leaves me with a near 120mile round trip to see with my own eyes what sirio did with the new version.
