One time I found a cold solder joint on the disc caps in the black box that
was giving me intermittent problems with an R7.
Tony
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From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
[mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com]On Behalf Of KD8OK
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 13:23
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Cushcraft R7
I currently have an R7 mounted at 8 feet above the ground. The SWR curve is
as advertised, however from time to time the SWR goes through the roof on
every band.
I had the antenna down recently to repair the 40 meter portion and inspected
it, but I cannot find anything loose or broken. This doesn't seem to be
weather related.
I sent an email to Cushcraft about the problem but only got a "canned"
response back.
I suspect the "black box" has a problem, but since Cushcraft no longer
supports this antenna (even though it is only 6 years old) I am not sure
that I can replace it.
While I am not a big fan of this antenna, it is currently the only one that
I have up for HF.
Any ideas?
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Michael Murphy - KD8OK
mmurphy@n-focus.com
kd8ok@n-focus.com
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