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Re: [TowerTalk] Cushcraft 5 element 6M Yagi mod question

To: "Marc Tessier - VE3TES" <ve3tes@cogeco.ca>, <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cushcraft 5 element 6M Yagi mod question
From: "W5CPT" <w5cpt@bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:01:44 -0500
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I don't know about that mod but the one by W5WVO, Bill VanAlstyne is certainly 
worth it.  It lengthens the boom to 18' and re-spaces the elements.  Only small 
changes to the Gamma Match are needed and the antenna becomes MUCH more 
directional (narrows the beamwidth), and improves the F/B & Gain.  You can 
google it. If you can't find it let me know and I will send the PDF.  I had to 
get a loop because the antenna will not let you hear anything off the back and 
I was missing openings.  The two antennas together make an awesome pair.

Clint - W5CPT

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Marc Tessier - VE3TES 
  To: towertalk@contesting.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 11:22 PM
  Subject: [TowerTalk] Cushcraft 5 element 6M Yagi mod question


  Hello folks, I finally bit the bullet and bought myself an Icom 706MkIIG, and 
will be dipping my feet back into 6M once again. I still have my old 5 element 
Cushcraft Yagi for the band, and would like to know if anyone has ever 
performed the mod to it, as per K9MU web page. Link provided below, basically 
is it worth doing the work to the yagi. If you have done this mod to your 
antenna, I would like to hear from you... either on or off the reflector...

  Cushcraft A50-5s mods http://www.k9mu.com/a50-5.html


  Regards,

  Marc Tessier - VE3TES
  ve3tes@cogeco.ca
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