[Antennas] Elevated Cushcraft R-7?

Mon May 16 14:08:01 EDT 2005

From: "Peter Voelpel" <df3kv at aol.com>
> From: "Dennis L. Wade" <dwade at pacbell.net>
>> > To clarify, this is a *Half Wave Vertical* No radials are required,
> OR
> > RECOMMENDED by Cushcraft.
> >
> > To quote their instructions: "The R-7 should not be attached to a
> > ground radial system.", and there are posts on USENET that verify that
> > doing so degrades performance.
>> ANY antennas performance will be improved by groundsreens and height
>> 73
> Peter

Not a half-wave center-fed dipole, to name one, its performance degrades
with radials or a groundscreen.
73,
Jack Painter
Virginia Beach, Virginia