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Re: Observations about a cushcraft vertical antenna
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"John J. Jacques" <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sat, 30 Nov 2013 15:16:27 -0700
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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!"

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