[Antennas] Elevated Cushcraft R-7?

Peter Voelpel df3kv at aol.com
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



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