[TowerTalk] Cushcraft X7 manual

[Kevin Normoyle]

On 2/5/2011 9:28 AM, Kostas Stamatis wrote:
> My club has a Cushcraft X7 antenna. This antenna has bought new in 2004.
> Unfortunately the original manual has lost. We need to resassemble the
> antenna and we are not sure how is better to do it. I have found 2 manuals
> in web dated like 12/97 and 08/98. The differences with the version of our
> antenna is this:
> the length of the tube ES in 7th element in our antenna is 32" (81cm) while
> in both manuals i have, is 36".

I had a X7 I assembled in 2004. There was a missing part and I sent email to 
them and they sent the part. I looked in my email, because I remember noticing 
something like you say. The actual ES part is 1/2" x 32". The parts list shows 
1/2" x 36"

So the part you have is right. The manual is wrong. Let's see, I got a response 
from Cushcraft too (there were 3 issues I mentioned...I just snip the relevant 
reply)


My email to cushcraft on 1/19/2004 said

"
     1) The element with the traps, has 1/2" tips. All other element tips are 3/8"
     I mention that so you don't think I'm confused about the parts, in this 
comment.
     The parts list shows ES as 1/2" x 36". The actual ES part shipped, is 1/2" 
x 32".
     This is actually fine, since it goes into the trap, with only 29" 
extending, so 3" in the joint,
     which is about right. This was a little confusing, since the parts list 
does say 1/2" x 36".
     I'm imagining the element was shortened, but the manual wasn't updated."

Cushcraft replied:

"on the other two issues   #1----indeed the tube is correct but as you guessed 
not re-documented in manual ( 36 inches would stick out too far ,--or some ham 
would smash the inner coil trying to ram it to meet dimension)"

-kevin
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