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Re: Cushcraft R8 Revisited
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Anthony Vece <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:50:23 -0400
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Hi Steve;

I have a friend who puts up antennas as a hobby for ham radio operators and, 
he tells me that the gap is one of the most well constructed antennas.

73 De Anthony W2AJV
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ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: [BLIND-HAMS] Cushcraft R8 Revisited


> Lou,
>
> I've been thinking about a Gap for a while now, but want to know how well 
> it works before I rush out and buy one.   I'm particularly interested in 
> its performance on 20 meters and above.  At present, I'm using a Cobra 
> Ultralite Senior, which is an all-band folded dipole.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 17:43
> Subject: Re: Cushcraft R8 Revisited
>
>
>> Hi.
>>
>> That depends upon the vertical antenna.  The ones that are supposed to 
>> act
>> as an electrical quarterwave do require a ground or radials, but a few 
>> are
>> designed to function electrically as a vertical dipole, and these do not
>> require a radial system.  For example, I run the GAP Titan, which uses 
>> this
>> design and does not need radials.
>>
>> The Cushcraft R5, R7, and R8 antennas also fall into this category and do
>> not require radials.
>>
>> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>>
>> At 01:18 PM 3/17/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>>>Hi John;
>>>
>>>I don't know much about vertical antennas however, the ground radials are
>>>the other half of the antenna.
>>>
>>>Without ground radials, a vertical antenna is not real effective.
>>>
>>>73 De Anthony W2AJV
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>>>ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "John Vernaleken" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 1:04 PM
>>>Subject: [BLIND-HAMS] Cushcraft R8 Revisited
>>>
>>>
>>>Since I do not have room for something like a G5RV or Carolina Windom I a
>>>m
>>>thinking about a Cushcraft R8.  I would prefer not to have ground radials
>>>,
>>>that is why I am looking at the R8.
>>>Any feedback would be helpfull.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>John  KC2QJB
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> Louis Kim Kline
>> A.R.S. K2LKK
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>> Work Telephone:  (585) 697-5753
>>
>>
>>

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