[Antennas] Elevated Cushcraft R-7?

Mon May 16 09:09:12 EDT 2005

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Voelpel" <df3kv at aol.com>
To: <antennas at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 3:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Antennas] Elevated Cushcraft R-7?
>>>From: "Robert Lay" <w9dmk at crosslink.net>
>>> Specifically, why do so many comments explicitly discuss the finer points
> of
>> radials when radials are NOT a part of the R-7 configuration. It is a
> vertical
>> half wave, and does not use radials.
>
> and it would work much better mounted high with lots of radials

No.. It wouldn't work much better with lots of radials... It would work 
better mounted high.. Again, as Robert says.. It's a DIPOLE ...( Although 
actually, it's more like a Windom, stood on one end). There are no radials 
in the equation. The whole raison d'etre of the R5/R7 is that they have a 
very small footprint, BECAUSE they don't need radials.
73
 John EI7BA