[TowerTalk] 1980s Cushcraft A4

[Jack Brindle]

Jim is probably right on this one. The A3, like the A3S, used a light green fiberglass tube as the center insulator. It had holes for the boom mount U-blot and for bolts to secure the driven element aluminum tubes. The feed line was attached to one set of the aluminum mounting bolts (one on each side).

The manual is almost identical to the A3S manual, with slight differences in the element lengths. The A3S lengths work quite well with the A3, so that is actually the preferred manual. If this actually is an old A3, you can download the A3S manual from the MFJ/Cushcraft web site.

Jack Brindle, W6FB


On Jan 2, 2011, at 7:16 AM, Jim W7RY wrote:

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> Most likely an ATB-34. Should be a manual on line.
> 73
> Jim W7RY
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>> I acquired a late 70 A4 off a friend late dad. The center of the driven 
>> element is a black insulated material about 2 inches in diameter that the 
>> U bolts mount to the boom. There are two 1/4 20 tapped holes that I assume 
>> were to mount the feed line. As you might have determined I do not have 
>> the instruction manual. Can I use two brass bolts to connect the feed line 
>> to? How are they making connection to the tubing? It evidently worked as 
>> this was up for almost 30 years. Thanks Mike
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