It actually works better than I thought it would.
I've only made a few short contacts on 75 with it.
I talked to Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi on it, and a couple other
states I forget.
It's just a temporary solution until I can get a wire up.
I plan to put up a G5RV, but I need to figure out what I need first. Like
how much mast I can get away with, and if I can use guy wire instead of
rope.
I plan to put it up as an inverted V, and I have a feeling that if I use
rope somebody would keep cutting it.
I don't have much room for antennas but I think I can squeeze in a G5RV
along side the house.
I have 79 feet there, and I think if I get the center up high enough I can
fit the ends of a 102 foot G5RV into that space.
I really don't know though.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: Cushcraft R7 and 75 meters.
> If the SWR can be brought down with the tuner, you *can* use it, but don't
> expect much for performance out of it, and I would not run any power
> through
> it more than 100 watts. Fact is, at a special event setup around here a
> couple years ago, I did run an R5 on 75 meters and it tuned, and worked
> well
> enough for me to check in to an NTS net I was trying to check in to but
> the
> signal was down and really, for general 75 meter use it would not have
> worked out. R7 is bigger, and will work better but I'd doubt if you'd be
> happy with it, as compared to an antenna made for the band.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 12:17 PM
> Subject: Cushcraft R7 and 75 meters.
>
>
>> Hi list.
>> I know the R7 isn't designed to work on 75 meters, but with my TS-50 and
>> =
>> autotuner I can get an SWR of 1.4 to 1, and reflected power of 4.4.
>> With the manual tuner I can get the SWR down to 1.0 to 1.
>> I know I won't get out as well as if the antenna was designed for 75 =
>> meters.
>> What I want to ask is, can I use 75 and not hurt the antenna, or radio?
>> Also would it hurt to run power through the r7 on 75?
>> Thanks in advance for any help, and 7 3.
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