sbest@cushcraft.com wrote:
>
> Thank you for all your comments. Good and bad.
>
> ** Pete Smith (N4ZR) wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> Gee, Force 12 can do it (C4XL).
>
> ** Scott Bullock (KA1CLX) wrote:
>
> Somebody obviously put the cat out of the bag way too soon to have all
> the advertising done for 2 elements. This should have been tried and
> tested before it was printed for the general population. I liken this
> to General Motors distributing sales flyers for a battery car that
> goes 1,000 miles between charges. (suppose it could be done, but the
> drawbacks would be tremendous)
>
> I'm just glad I didn't buy a few of these and put them up on my tower
> planning to upgrade them to 2 el 40's later on. I think I would be a
> little unhappy too!
>
> ** Jim Miller (K4SQR) wrote:
>
> So based on this, I feel betrayed and will try to sell the X9 and buy
> a Force-12 with the 40 meter version included.
>
>
>
> Pete, we could have done it too. However, with the X9 configuration
> optimized as a tribander, the 2-element kit did not offer significant
> performance improvement over a single element to justify its price to
> the amateur community. It also degraded performance on the other 3
> bands. As for Force 12, I know Tom Schiller personally and respect
> him for what he has accomplished with his company. I will not involve
> myself in comparisons between our products on this reflector. The X9
> performance and construction are both excellent and stand on their
> own.
>
> Scott, your right. A faux pas on our part - Art and myself included.
> Spin control? More like honestly talking to your customers. Why do
> people always remember and comment on your mistakes and never the
> other great things you do? Oh, well.
>
> Jim, too bad you feel this way. The X9 is a fantastic antenna even
> the X940 add on kit. In fact, people using the X740 love it. BTW, I
> am sure you will be able to find a very happy buyer for your X9.
>
> Considering the performance and price difference between the
> 2-element and single element add on kit, this is the best thing for
> Cushcraft to do at this time. We could have gone ahead and sold the
> 2-element kit at the higher price. Honestly, nobody would have ever
> known the performance difference and everybody would probably have
> been satisfied. Except me. I prefer to do the right thing by my
> customers. Anyone that actually tries an X9 and X940 will be quite
> satisfied.
>
>
> For the record, this will be the last official response from me on
> this subject. Our position has been clearly outlined and our
> decisions have been made in the best interests of Cushcraft and the
> amateur community.
>
>
> 73
> Steve Best
> Cushcraft Corporation.
>
>
>
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