Dick,
This is killin' me.... I supose now your gonna git two C4's and put 'em in
phase.... Now
tell me, DO YOU LIKE the C4???
de BUBBA
Dick Merryman wrote:
>
> FWIW: I took my R-7000 down from my garage roof a month ago in order to
> provide swing room for my new Force-12 C4. I didn't know where to put the
> R-7000 so I leaned it against an Oak tree temporarily. Of course I couldn't
> resist hooking it up to my antenna switch. It works like a champ and I'll
> probably leave it there. SWR is in the 1.1 - 1.3 range on all bands and the
> signal strength is approx. the same as my G5RV. The C4 blows both of them
> away, however.
>
> 73,
>
> -Dick-
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe Natale K1JN <k1jn@99main.com>
> To: LUST AUCTION SERVICES - Verona, WI <rlust@madison.tds.net>
> Cc: Towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 13, 1998 1:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Opinions on the Cushcraft R-7000+ Vertical --
>
> >
> >Dick,
> >
> >I used an R7 for four years until I got a tower and beam up. I worked just
> >over 200 countries with it. A couple of items that may be of interest to
> >you: I has to be in the clear for the SWR to be as advertised. I had mine
> on
> >top of a push up mast bolted to the side of the house (3 floors). It was
> >just above the peak of the roof at about 35'. I never suffered wind damage,
> >but an April ice storm the 2nd or 3rd year put a bend in the lower
> section,
> >about 10 degrees or so. It still worked fine. I don't think that antenna is
> >mechanically strong enough to put on an 80' tower, and putting it there
> >would be a real bear. I used a cherry picker to put it on top of the mast.
> >If I had it to do all over again, I would guy the antenna with non-metallic
> >guys as insurance against the freak wind and or ice storm.
> >
> >Good luck,
> >
> >Joe
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: LUST AUCTION SERVICES - Verona, WI <rlust@madison.tds.net>
> >To: towertalk@contesting.com <towertalk@contesting.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> >Date: Friday, November 13, 1998 10:30 AM
> >Subject: [TowerTalk] Opinions on the Cushcraft R-7000+ Vertical --
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>HELP--
> >>
> >>Lost enough parts from several antennas in recent 55++ MPH
> >>winds here in south central Wisconsin to render my tower
> >>mounted wires & metal antennas questionable, at best, for winter
> >>season - and no time in current cold weather to repair them until
> >>spring, I fear -- (Strongest winds ever recorded in our area!)
> >>
> >>SO, thought I might struggle through the winter with a temporary
> >>ground or roof mount all band RADIAL-LESS (no room for radials!)
> >>vertical -- have read specs. on Cushcraft's R-7000+ (w/R-80 80 mtd.
> >>extra kit) --
> >>
> >>Any opinions? Good or bad, pro or con -- NOTE that I have never
> >>used a vertical before but wish to use such a multi-band just to get by--
> >>
> >>Thanks for suggestions --
> >>
> >>If I was to use the R7000+, would you suggest ground post mounted
> >>(on fence type support?) or roof top or at the top of 80 ft. tower??
> >>
> >>de Dick, K9APW (since 1960--) Madison, WI
> >>
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