Subject: | |
From: | |
Reply To: | |
Date: | Tue, 14 Jan 2003 04:21:26 -0600 |
Content-Type: | text/plain |
Parts/Attachments: |
|
|
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
>
>
>________________________________________________________________
>Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today
>Only $9.95 per month!
>Visit www.juno.com
|
|
|