Anthony,
From what I've read and heard, people either really like the antenna, or
they really hate it. It's good to have input from someone who has assembled
a few antennas.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 21:50
Subject: Re: Cushcraft R8 Revisited
> Hi Steve;
>
> I have a friend who puts up antennas as a hobby for ham radio operators
> and,
> he tells me that the gap is one of the most well constructed antennas.
>
> 73 De Anthony W2AJV
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 11:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [BLIND-HAMS] Cushcraft R8 Revisited
>
>
>> Lou,
>>
>> I've been thinking about a Gap for a while now, but want to know how well
>> it works before I rush out and buy one. I'm particularly interested in
>> its performance on 20 meters and above. At present, I'm using a Cobra
>> Ultralite Senior, which is an all-band folded dipole.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 17:43
>> Subject: Re: Cushcraft R8 Revisited
>>
>>
>>> Hi.
>>>
>>> That depends upon the vertical antenna. The ones that are supposed to
>>> act
>>> as an electrical quarterwave do require a ground or radials, but a few
>>> are
>>> designed to function electrically as a vertical dipole, and these do not
>>> require a radial system. For example, I run the GAP Titan, which uses
>>> this
>>> design and does not need radials.
>>>
>>> The Cushcraft R5, R7, and R8 antennas also fall into this category and
>>> do
>>> not require radials.
>>>
>>> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>>>
>>> At 01:18 PM 3/17/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>>>>Hi John;
>>>>
>>>>I don't know much about vertical antennas however, the ground radials
>>>>are
>>>>the other half of the antenna.
>>>>
>>>>Without ground radials, a vertical antenna is not real effective.
>>>>
>>>>73 De Anthony W2AJV
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>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "John Vernaleken" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 1:04 PM
>>>>Subject: [BLIND-HAMS] Cushcraft R8 Revisited
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Since I do not have room for something like a G5RV or Carolina Windom I
>>>>a
>>>>m
>>>>thinking about a Cushcraft R8. I would prefer not to have ground
>>>>radials
>>>>,
>>>>that is why I am looking at the R8.
>>>>Any feedback would be helpfull.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>John KC2QJB
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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