lthough this is the June edition of , this article was written in April. April showers bring May flowers, but in the Midwest, it can also bring very strong showers in the form of thunderstorms. Warm spring temperatures combined with an advancing cold front can cause quite a few storms. Such was just the case in my neck of the woods. Strong winds brought down a 6-inch tree limb which took out my Butternut HF2V vertical antenna (Photo A). I’ve had this 32 foot, 80-, 40- and 30-meter antenna for at least 20 years. I remember
