Just getting back on line.  I got the antenna but it was apart with no
diagram or manual.  Do you know where I can get a copy of the paper work?
Sounds like an antenna that is worth the bother.
At 04:49 AM 1/7/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi Howard.  Congrads on the R5, as it is A great antena.  I wish I had
>never gotten rid of mine.  It does not need radials and the coax length
>is not criticle as it feeds a 50 ohm load.  I never made any adjustments
>to mine, just set it according to the directions, and put tape on each
>section to mark the spot, when I took it apart.  Ibought it when I still
>lived in Michigan, took it apart and moved out here to Arizona, and took
>it apart again when I moved to my own qth, after I was here a month and
>it worked fine.  The thing I like best about that antena is that it
>actually exibits some gain on 10 meters, unlike many multi-band
>virticals, that trap off most of the antena on ten, so you are using the
>bottom eight feet or so.  There are no traps in the R5.
>
>HTH:
>John
>
>
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