Hi Kent,
I talked to a representative from Cushcraft yesterday. He told me that he 
would send me a replacement manual by mail in the next few days. I was not 
encouraged by his unconcerned, almost uninterested attitude. Stay tuned, 
I'll let you know how things turn out.
A.S., WA7FXB
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kent Plemmons" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: looking for instructions for Cushcraft AR-6


> That is a great idea.  They produced the documentation so I'm sure they 
> have
> it in some sort of digital file other than PDF or in a PDF with embedded
> text.
>
> Kent
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Albert Sanchez
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 7:03 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: looking for instructions for Cushcraft AR-6
>
> Hi Kent,
> Tried that, same result. I had a chance to show the instruction pages to a
> sighted friend who said that, even with good light, he could barely read
> some of the material. I'm going to call Cushcraft tomorrow and suggest 
> that
> they resolve the situation. It's a shame to have such a good product and
> such poor documentation.
> Best,
> Albert, WA7FXB
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kent Plemmons" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 6:01 PM
> Subject: Re: looking for instructions for Cushcraft AR-6
>
>
>> Hi Albert,
>>
>> If you print out the instructions on paper you can then scan them and
>> K1000
>> should be able to read at least some of the manual.  This isn't as good a
>> solution as getting the original text in a file but it is a good start
>> possibly.
>>
>> Kent KK4FFF
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators 
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Albert Sanchez
>> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 4:25 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: looking for instructions for Cushcraft AR-6
>>
>> Hi All
>> Does anyone on list have the assembly instructions for the Cushcraft AR-6
>> six meter antenna? I bought one from HRO last week and it came today. I
>> tried to scan the eight page instruction booklet with my K1000 with no
>> success. I then went to the Cushcraft website and downloaded the PDF
>> instruction document. When I opened the PDF I got an "empty file" 
>> message.
>
>> I
>> next tried to open the PDF file with my k1000 which usually works well,
>> all
>> I got was giberish. So, I'm out of ideas.
>> PS the new fence is being built this week so hope to be back on HF soon.
>> Best 73's,
>> Albert, WA7FXB