Hi Deni,
I have an MA8040V, which probably isn't as top-heavy as the R8, and I'd
heartily recommend guying.
There's a lot of movement otherwise, and that fibreglass tube at the base gets
chewed through pretty easily by the bolt on the upper section.
I just replaced one base insulator and I'm going to guy it to help lengthen the
time span to the next replacement.
Not the greatest bit of engineering there.
Kelly
ve4xt
> Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 14:57:21 +0200
> From: foxfive.vjc@gmail.com
> To: TowerTalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Cushcraft R8 Guying?
>
> I'm soon to be installing a Cushcraft R8, I have it assembled and it sure
> looks like it needs to be guyed.
> Anyone have any experience of where to guy this antenna, at what level/s
> etc.
>
> 73, Deni - F5VJC
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