[TowerTalk] R8 Vertical - Comments Wanted for Club Station

[kd4rwn@bellsouth.net]

Hello All,

	My Club is about to undertake some antennas upgrades. One 
of the projects is getting a new vertical. Our old vertical, The HF-
6VX Butternut, is nearing the end of its useful life and we were 
never really happy with it. After some research, the club is leaning 
toward an R8 From Cushcraft.

	What im looking for is some comments from owners or people 
who have used this vertical before. There are some dissenting 
opinions in our group, From guys who have had bad experiences 
with other cushcraft verticals, like the R7000.. Basically, They 
made it seem like the 1st time it gets wet, when u try running more 
than 5W power through it, The Traps Arc and the antenna melts 
into a pool of metal. Well, not that bad, but u get the idea.

	So if anyone out there can can speak 1st or even 2nd hand 
about the R8, reliability, performance, etc; this club station would 
love to hear from you. We are not really intrestead in another 
butternut or even a gap because they are so similar in design, and 
we are not very happy with the 1 we have (Tuning Probs, 
Maintenance, etc). But ill welcome comments about everything..

73's

Ulysses Rodriguez - KD4RWN
President - University Of Central Florida ARC (K4UCF)
Member: ARRL, FCG, WWYC # 77
kd4rwn@arrl.net




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