[TowerTalk] X9 40m add on kit
Dan Arney
kn6di@groupone.net
Fri, 10 Jul 1998 16:33:54 -0700
Steve the fantastic BUZZ words these days is ISO90001, which is great for the
suiters and watercooler gang. But hams look for results.
I have tried for nearly 2 years to get an R7000 running correctly. Called and
talked to several people at CC too no avail. My R7 out performed the 7000
mounted in the same location hands down. The 7000 and 2 coat hangers hanging in
the closet would be close, my bet would be on the hangers. The last person I
talked to at CC said for all practial purposes Tough. I Think my 5BTV without
radials will out perform the 7000.
I would like to send it back to CC for a camera prop, and would do so if I did
not have over $300.00 invested in it. At least with it up the birds do not land
on it.
Hank KN6DI
sbest@cushcraft.com wrote:
> To Will, Terry and the entire TowerTalk group:
>
> As President of Cushcraft, I try to avoid getting into all of the day
> to day details of things such as the content of our instruction
> manuals and web page. I do this for two reasons - one is to let
> people excel to the best of there abilities and the other is not to
> force my opinions on them. I quite simply did not realize that we had
> formally announced a 2 element kit to this extent.
>
> I also don't want to start blaming Art for everything bad that had
> happened in the past because he did a lot of great things for
> Cushcraft. He was solely responsible for the manual and web page
> content, however, I still stand behind my statement in the last
> message:
>
> "These statements were made by Art without him or the rest of our
> organization being sure that a two element kit would work. I suspect
> Art had meant that a two element add on kit was our design goal rather
> than it being a promise."
>
> I also stand behind the following statements:
>
> "As far as the X940 being only a single element - our engineering
> effort was lead by Danny (T93M) who designed both the X7 and the X9.
> He tried to implement a two element solution but it was not
> significantly better than a single element and it degraded the X9
> performance on the other bands. We were not willing to make the
> performance sacrifice on the other bands and we were not willing to
> provide an inferior two element solution.
>
> Had we implemented an inferior two element solution, most users in the
> amateur community may have never noticed. However, that's not the way
> Cushcraft operates - period."
>
> Feedback is always welcome and appreciated. I will deal with any
> comments this community has to offer fairly and with honesty.
>
> 73
> Steve Best
> President
> Cushcraft Corporation
>
>
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> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] X9 40m add on kit
> Author: "Will KN6DV" <kn6dv@contesting.com>
> From: "Will KN6DV"
> <kn6dv@contesting.com> at InterNet
> Date: 7/10/98 11:27 AM
>
> > : Steve wrote:
> >
> > Gentlemen:
> >
> > The X9 40 meter add on kit will begin shipping to dealers next week.
> >
> > Yes, as posted by W8EB, the 40 meter add on kit is a single element
> > not two elements. As far as Cushcraft "promising" that it would be
> > two elements - well, I am not sure what "promises" were ever made.
> > Apparently Art made some statements about the add on kit being a two
> > element kit. These statements were made by Art without him or the
> > rest of our organization being sure that a two element kit would work.
> > I suspect Art had meant that a two element add on kit was our design
> > goal rather than it being a promise.
> ***********************************************************
>
> Oh, it was Art than who did all the advertisement for a 2 element ad on kit,
> also there was/is a price tag for a 2 ! element ad on kit.
> As a mater of fact Steve, if you go to your web X9 web page it advertise the
> X9 with a "Optional 2 element a 40 M kit".
>
> """"""""X940 . . . 2 Element, 40 Meter Add-on Kit for X9 . . . .
> $340"""""""""""""
>
>
> I don't call this "some statements" or "design goal".
>
> Also if you look at page 1 of the Assembly & Installation manual for the X9,
> it talks about the ad on kit as a 2 element kit.
>
> Will
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >>>>>snip
> >
> > 73
> > Steve Best
> > President
> > Cushcraft Corporation
> > sbest@cushcraft.com
> > (603) 627-7877 x 302
> >
> >
> >
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