Hi Jerry;
No I don't guy the r8 and I haven't had any trouble. I am using a five foot
tripod that I had installed when I had work done on the roof. The antenna
will take the wind the real concern was the tripod or chimney in your case.
Its at least a two person job. Its not all that heavy but raising and
lowering it is a bit hard because its long and you are holding it at the
bottom.
I'm curious as to how you settled on the r8 rather than some others out
there?
Rich
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Neufeld" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: criscraft r8
> Hello.
>
> Well, as things stand now, the antenna, the R8, will be at about 20
feet
> off the ground, the mast supporting it, strapped to the chimney. By the
way,
> do you guy your R8?
>
>
>
> Jerry, v e 3 q s o
>
> [log in to unmask]
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard and Karlene" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 7:05 PM
> Subject: Re: criscraft r8
>
>
> > Hi Jerry;
> > The only band that made tuning a problem was 40 meters. The rest of the
> > bands are very flat. How high are you mounting the antenna?
> > Rich
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jerry Neufeld" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 6:34 PM
> > Subject: Re: criscraft r8
> >
> >
> > > Hey Rich.
> > >
> > > Glad to hear about the no TVI. I suspected that, with the type of
> matching
> > > network they use with the R8, the antenna would be rather
narrow-minded
> on
> > > all bands. I hope, as well, with a vertically-polarized antenna, to
> avoid
> > > RFI as well. We'll see. If I keep my big home-brew linear quiet, 3
> > 3-500z's
> > > in final), I should be alright.
> > >
> > > Thanks for info. I'm sure I'll have some tuning to do.
> > >
> > > Regards to everyone this Sunday afternoon.
> > >
> > > Jerry, v e 3 q s o
> > >
> > > [log in to unmask]
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Richard and Karlene" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 6:07 PM
> > > Subject: criscraft r8
> > >
> > >
> > > > Jerry Jerry
> > > > Good luck with the r8. I have had one here for several years with
> > > > reasonable success. I have been tempted to try a gap but its hard
to
> > get
> > > > antenna help. I had a difficult time tuning the r8 for 40 meters.
> When
> > > they
> > > > say 150 khz band width they mean it. I supposedly set mine up for
the
> > > uper
> > > > part of the phone band and after getting it up on my two story
house,
> I
> > > > discovered the thing had a 1 to 1 swr at the very bottom of the cw
> band.
> > > > Trying to be careful I shortened it only about an inch and
discovered
> I
> > > was
> > > > still well in the cw band. After more tries than I care to mention,
I
> > > > finally got it to the point that the swr was under 2/1 between 7125
> and
> > > > 7275.
> > > > The good (very good) news is no tvi, not a line.
> > > > Rich
> > >
>
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