[TowerTalk] R8 Vertical - Comments Wanted for Club Station

[Robert Williams]

If you are not satisfied with the Butternut HF6V, maybe no vertical
will work well at your location.
The Butternut for general use is probably the World's best, had two
for several years and they worked some fantastic DX, the E8 gets some
very good reviews and comments and would seem to be a lot better than
the earlier Cushcraft verticals. However if you are not happy with the
Butternut at your location I would think twice about buying another
vertical unless some how you could try it out first.

GL 73 Bob EA7FGS.

----- Original Message -----
From: <kd4rwn@bellsouth.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: 07 September 2000 01:48
Subject: [TowerTalk] R8 Vertical - Comments Wanted for Club Station


>
> 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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