[Antennas] Elevated Cushcraft R-7?

Mon May 16 15:35:55 EDT 2005

> Simple question:
>> Why are some of us trying to second-guess the engineers at Cushcraft who
> designed the R-series verticals? They quite clearly instructed the
company's
> tech-writers to state in the installation manual that the R7 should not be
> attached to a ground radial system.

simple answer
who said it should be "attached" to a radial system?
The radial system should not be connected to the antenna, it justs acts a
ground screen.
to reduce earth loss by absorbtion
73
Peter