[Elecraft] cobweb antenna

[Rick McClelland, AA5S]

Maybe a quick email to Balun Designs could produce a better quality
matching network for the R5?  This crossed my mind earlier today and I
wonder if this is a reasonable way to make the R5 a decent antenna for the
higher bands.


On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 11:25 AM, David Gilbert <xdavid at cis-broadband.com>wrote:

>
> Having once owned an R-5, and having opened the "matching network" box to
> see what's inside it, I'd take the cobweb antenna over the R-5 for
> performance any day.
>
> Dave   AB7E
>
>
>
>
> On 5/31/2013 3:35 AM, Bill wrote:
>
>> For the rather rare times I operate on the "DX" bands, I use a Cushcraft
>> R5 (five bands 10-20). Much smaller foot print than a cobweb style antenna.
>> Has been up for over twenty years and is still going.
>>
>> Bill W2BLC
>>
>
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Rick McClelland, AA5S
Fort Collins, CO