Phil,
I love on a small lot and this forces me to use something other than a full
size Yagi on a 100 foot tower. I owned an R-7 for about 12 years and it
performed great. Over the years (after 9 or 10 years) the way its
performance, degraded. It got to the point where I had to take it down,
clean all of the connections three or four times a year and it would work
again. Well I traded it and bought an R-8. It is now about a year old and
works fine. It does not have the traps that the R-7 had and I suspect it
will last a long time. I live in Salt Lake city where we do get strong
winds, but have never caused a problem.
It is sort of a compromise antenna. But for what it was designed to do it
works great. I also have about a 70 foot longwire antenna I use for
shortwave receiving on my R-390As. It usually brings signals in a little
stronger than the R-8. I'm going to convert it into an inverted "L" so I can
start getting out on 80 meters.
Hope this helps.
Best,
DW Holtman
WB7SSN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Kane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Elecraft Reflector" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 4:54 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] K2/100 + KAT100 + Cushcradt R8 Vertical
I am contemplating replacing my B&W Wideband Folded Dipole with
a Cushcraft R8, the successor to the R7, as my "main" HF
antenna. The B&W is best described as a resistor with wires -
about 10% efficient although it does cover all amateur bands
from 160m to above 10m equally badly. I will have to retain it
for operation on 80m and 160m, though.
What I am curious about is whether the KAT100 can compensate
for the limited bandwidth of the R8 on the lower bands, and how
well the R8 holds up in windstorms (we don't get much ice
here). I expect to be feeding the antenna through about 50
feet of good quality 50-ohm cable.
Real world experience appreciated.
--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402
From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon
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