FWIW: I took my R-7000 down from my garage roof a month ago in order to
provide swing room for my new Force-12 C4. I didn't know where to put the
R-7000 so I leaned it against an Oak tree temporarily. Of course I couldn't
resist hooking it up to my antenna switch. It works like a champ and I'll
probably leave it there. SWR is in the 1.1 - 1.3 range on all bands and the
signal strength is approx. the same as my G5RV. The C4 blows both of them
away, however.
73,
-Dick-
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Natale K1JN <k1jn@99main.com>
To: LUST AUCTION SERVICES - Verona, WI <rlust@madison.tds.net>
Cc: Towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, November 13, 1998 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Opinions on the Cushcraft R-7000+ Vertical --
>
>Dick,
>
>I used an R7 for four years until I got a tower and beam up. I worked just
>over 200 countries with it. A couple of items that may be of interest to
>you: I has to be in the clear for the SWR to be as advertised. I had mine
on
>top of a push up mast bolted to the side of the house (3 floors). It was
>just above the peak of the roof at about 35'. I never suffered wind damage,
>but an April ice storm the 2nd or 3rd year put a bend in the lower
section,
>about 10 degrees or so. It still worked fine. I don't think that antenna is
>mechanically strong enough to put on an 80' tower, and putting it there
>would be a real bear. I used a cherry picker to put it on top of the mast.
>If I had it to do all over again, I would guy the antenna with non-metallic
>guys as insurance against the freak wind and or ice storm.
>
>Good luck,
>
>Joe
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: LUST AUCTION SERVICES - Verona, WI <rlust@madison.tds.net>
>To: towertalk@contesting.com <towertalk@contesting.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
>Date: Friday, November 13, 1998 10:30 AM
>Subject: [TowerTalk] Opinions on the Cushcraft R-7000+ Vertical --
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>>HELP--
>>
>>Lost enough parts from several antennas in recent 55++ MPH
>>winds here in south central Wisconsin to render my tower
>>mounted wires & metal antennas questionable, at best, for winter
>>season - and no time in current cold weather to repair them until
>>spring, I fear -- (Strongest winds ever recorded in our area!)
>>
>>SO, thought I might struggle through the winter with a temporary
>>ground or roof mount all band RADIAL-LESS (no room for radials!)
>>vertical -- have read specs. on Cushcraft's R-7000+ (w/R-80 80 mtd.
>>extra kit) --
>>
>>Any opinions? Good or bad, pro or con -- NOTE that I have never
>>used a vertical before but wish to use such a multi-band just to get by--
>>
>>Thanks for suggestions --
>>
>>If I was to use the R7000+, would you suggest ground post mounted
>>(on fence type support?) or roof top or at the top of 80 ft. tower??
>>
>>de Dick, K9APW (since 1960--) Madison, WI
>>
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