[Elecraft] Re: Elecraft digest, Vol 1 #303 - 29 msgs

Sat Oct 12 09:37:02 2002

Bought a Cushcraft R-7000 new several years ago...The longevity and
performance of this stack of pipe and the attitude of the manufacturer
read like a horror story, and I won't risk a law suit talking
about...Needless to say, Cushcraft couldn't sell me a rubber ducky now...

Jerry McCarthy, wa2dkg
K2 #2549

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Geiger" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 10:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Icom] Opinions re: HF Verticals?

> Don't waste your money on a GAP vertical.  They are
> greatly overpriced, ugly as sin, and don't perform
> better than any other vertical.  Get a Hustler, or
> Cushcraft, and go to it.  Used to have a HyGain 40-10
> meter vertical, and it worked wonders ground mounted
> with no radials. Also had a Cushcraft R4 for awhile.
> It covered 20, 15, 12, and 10 meters, with no radials,
> but the SWR changed whenever it rained.  The hustlers
> are rated as good as anything else to day, and less
> than half the cost.  Do hear good things about the
> Butternut HF2V if you want it for 80/40 only
>
> 73s John NE0P
> 