The center plastic connecting piece that came with my MFJ-1796 does NOT have holes drilled so that there is the shown 1-2 inches separation between radiator elements. The radiator spokes do NOT have curled ends. The screws that hold the radiator spokes are too short for the purpose, even with the lock nuts provided. The instructions show 6-6-4-4 or twenty spokes per radiator, NOT "4 per band" that N7DKE claims "work". The installed version shown in this video has various supporting ground wires or other cabling used that are not in the instruction booklet and not explained. The assembly and instruction booklet MFJ sends is practically worthless, diagrams wrong, photo illegible, steps a riddle for an assembler to solve. I must have 20-30 plus hours trying to assemble this thing along with its MFJ Folding Baseplate, and it does NOT work, can't even pick up a signal on any band. 40 meters tunes in and out on my Kenwood, don't know if there's a short somewhere or what the problem is. And evidently this antenna has been in production for quite some time, judging from all the harsh reviews on You Tube and E Ham and elsewhere. The advertising made this sound like a solution to my HOA limiting QTH, and was excited to get to buy the last one in inventory at MFJ when other suppliers reported no stock. Instead, I'm discouraged as all get out, face convincing MFJ they sent me some defective parts, will be having to take this thing up and down to tune like it was a pogo stick, and it cost with shipping north of $400.00 plus another $130 or so for the folding baseplate. It's not the end of the world in terms of a financial mistake, but guess proves that people like me have continued to buy this antenna in the face of lots of negative reviews, hoping against hope that surely, something as simple as an antenna can't really be this difficult to get working.[I've put up my share of dipoles and beams over the years]. Guess what...it is looking like it is just that difficult, and in my case absent MFJ coming through with some parts without defects, impossible.

A very different point of view, good idea

A lot of beautiful pictures, you are very talented.

This looks like a cool antenna, but a LOT of work to put together and tune. 🙁

Well done Dad!! ❤

Very nice

I sen you only had 17 views so watched your video, good luck Dan

beautiful shots and beautiful landscapes, continue enjoying together, you are an example for us... we love you!

Wow! Outstanding. Keep it up 😃👍❤️

Nice hyperlapse 😃 subscribed 👍

Nice memories Dan and Rose. I would love to visit there sometime. And Death Valley. We just don't seem to go on good overnights anymore.

I am putting together its big brother the 1799 that I got from an estate. But I don't want to deal with the 80m section. I can't seem to be able to tune the 40m band while temporarily vertical 5 feet off the ground. I do have an analyzer. Any ideas to try?

That looks very complicated and hard work to swr

Also sir, do I need to have ground radials?

Thanks Dan for the great video, I am looking to buy this antenna or maybe the cobweb, still trying to figure which is the better antenna... But how long is the longest aerial from tip to tip sir? ty for the video, 73s NS9T

Does it just have one feed line or 2? Like one for the HF and another for VHF. I can't tell from the documentation online for it.

Beautiful Dad 😍

Thanks for putting this together, Dan! Just came across this on my YT feed, it's the first time I'd seen it since the 60th anniversary gathering! Great Job; 73 de K1WAZ

How did you get the bottom fiberglass rod to stop spinning freely in the grey conduit piece?

These are stunning images! Is your camera around 850nm or 930nm?

Hi again I am putting this antenna together and the instructions mentioned a Bare wire. Figure 7 "Bend bare wire 1" from any element if necessary" Do you have any INFO on this bare wire that you could shear with me? I am hoping!

Thanks for this very informative video info. I am today 5/10/2022 trying to put this antenna together and I really could use some help.

Nice :) Great dedication my friend 73!

Love the Sound track! Great Job. I certainly hope the club goes again next year.

Nice job. It makes me want to live close again!

Very nice. The scenery is a lot more colorful than one might think.

Very interesting. Thanks

January is the perfect time to go

Very, very nice job. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. Death Valley has a beauty all its own. Your photography is excellent - what else can I say, but thanks for sharing and God bless.

Beautifully done! 😍 The landscape is spectacular. Nice glow also. 👍 I'd love to shoot that in B&W. Subscribed to follow your photography adventures (#25). Thanks for sharing.

Well done Dan! I enjoyed your adventure!

Great photos! I'm also planning to go to kauai in march, did it rain a lot?

The Music is relaxing nice video

What fun! Thank you for making Ghost Ranch your hub. Please consider entering some of your Ghost Ranch photos in our annual calendar contest. www.ghostranch.org/visit/special-offers-contests/

Wonderful. A much different look besides the usual obligatory shot of the Temple. Outstanding flower color.

Very nice, another unknown part of AZ revealed. The Republic used to have trips as this featured to remote parts of AZ on their pages.

Very nice. Music was a tremendous addition. Wonderful views of the area, hitting all of the top sights available. Was that a power plant in one of the images? Looking forward to future images in your collection of this trip.

awesome shots!

Dan and Rose, you really did it this time. Some really wonderful images of one of my favorite places in AZ. I really liked how the look of the mountain changed as the light source changed. Not only that, I learned that the mountain actually has a name, I didn't know that. I thought it was all a part of "The Superstitions".

Haven't been there since 2003 for an AARP convention. So many new new buildings and other photogenic subject matter. Apropos music fits right in with the subject matter.

Beautiful photography, wonderfully presented! Thank you.

I really like the morning mist photos. and you got a great shot of the diamond ring. Nice video!

Excellent video. By the way we know the 2 Basketballer from Germany :) greetings from Saxony.

Really neat! Looking forward to the Yellowstone pictures as well!

Nice memories. We did the RV Show circuit a few years ago and discovered that it wasn't really our lifestyle. It did get us out of the house for some walking and climbing in and out of the RV's. We were even in that stadium and I remember the RED ZONE sign.

Very enjoyable. Having lived in San Mateo and the Peninsula for many years we have crossed and been very close to the San Andreas Fault. In San Mateo we lived about two miles east of the Fault. We have even explored and driven on the fault on the Marin County side of the San Andreas. Nice scenes from the southern and central parts of the fault also, having only been south of Hollister and the Pinnacles many years ago.

Right across the street from our home, auto shows are held a few times each year. And each time the shows are larger than the last. We take lots of images each time, and this video captures the shapes, colors and lines if the cars that we find most interesting and photogenic.

A nice little video that brought back memories of long ago. I first rode my bike there in the late 1960's when about two/thirds of the island was still off-limits due to defense installations. Later when the boat departed from Fisherman's Wharf and Tiburon we were able to bike and hike completely around the island. The former immigration facilities and buildings are also fascinating as well as the view from the top of Mt. Livermore towards San Francisco and Belvedere.

On our one and only trip to Tucson, we immediately noticed the unusual shape of the peak as we were heading south from Phoenix/Sun City, AZ