With that antenna you sure got a lot of bang for the buck and it require
hardly any space.
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of John J. Jacques
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 5:16 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Observations about a cushcraft vertical antenna
Hi all! I had the R5 and it was the best multi-band vertical I have ever
used. The nice thing about that antenna is that unlike most multi-band
verticals, it uses the whole antenna on 10 meters, and actually has some
gain. I wouldn't ever use a ground mounted vertical on 10, because most of
them trap out everything but the bottom 8 feet, so you basically have a
quarter wave ground plain, sitting on the ground!
73:
John
John Jacques
Amateur Radio Station: KD8PC
"Where Cat Is, Is Civilization!"