Re: [Elecraft] High vertical

2014-10-20 Thread Doug Turnbull
. Taylor, WB6UUT Sent: 20 October 2014 18:36 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] High vertical They will be as long as MFJ leaves them as separate operations and builds the same antennas. When they start reducing redundancy and merging the engineering groups, they'll become

Re: [Elecraft] High vertical

2014-10-20 Thread Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT
They will be as long as MFJ leaves them as separate operations and builds the same antennas. When they start reducing redundancy and merging the engineering groups, they'll become more similar until the only difference is branding. On 10/20/2014 6:35 AM, Vic Rosenthal wrote: Of course. So wh

Re: [Elecraft] High vertical

2014-10-20 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
> The Hy-Gain AV-640 is very similar, but appears to have a little more > top loading and is a bit shorter. It is also less expensive. The Hy-Gain AV series verticals are electrically similar to the Cushcraft equivalents. However, the Hy-Gain antennas seem to be less mechanically "robust" and r

Re: [Elecraft] High vertical

2014-10-20 Thread Vic Rosenthal
Rosenthal K2VCO/4X6GP" To: Sent: Monday, October 20, 2014 1:57 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] High vertical The main reason is that the Cushcraft R8 was one of the antennas in the comparison report on verticals by N0AX and K7LXC (cost $20 but worth it) here: <http://www.championrad

Re: [Elecraft] High vertical

2014-10-20 Thread Charlie T, K3ICH
I'm assuming you DO know that MFJ now owns Cush-Craft as well as Hy-Gain. Check the addresses in their ads. Starkville Miss. 73, Charlie k3ICH - Original Message - From: "Vic Rosenthal K2VCO/4X6GP" To: Sent: Monday, October 20, 2014 1:57 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] High vertical

2014-10-19 Thread Vic Rosenthal K2VCO/4X6GP
For what it's worth, the R6000 is very different from the R8. On 20 Oct 2014 05:48, tom...@videotron.ca wrote: Hi Robert,I can't seem to find any other messages in the reflector about this topic. But in any case I have owned both a Cushcraft R6000, and a HyGain AV620.I used both for at least 6 m

Re: [Elecraft] High vertical

2014-10-19 Thread Vic Rosenthal K2VCO/4X6GP
The main reason is that the Cushcraft R8 was one of the antennas in the comparison report on verticals by N0AX and K7LXC (cost $20 but worth it) here: The Hy-Gain AV-640 is very similar, but appears to have a little

Re: [Elecraft] High vertical

2014-10-19 Thread tomb18
Hi Robert,I can't seem to find any other messages in the reflector about this topic. But in any case I have owned both a Cushcraft R6000, and a HyGain AV620.I used both for at least 6 months before moving to a cushcraft ma5b mini beam. Both antennas seemed to offer similar performance. In this r

Re: [Elecraft] High vertical

2014-10-19 Thread Robert G Strickland
Vic... Any thoughts on choosing the Cushcraft over the Hy-Gain for a vertical? ...robert On 10/18/2014 14:55, Vic Rosenthal K2VCO/4X6GP wrote: I put up an R8 vertical on a small building (containing my shack) that sits on the roof. -- Robert G Strickland, PhD ABPH - KE2WY rc...@verizon.net.us

[Elecraft] High vertical

2014-10-18 Thread Vic Rosenthal K2VCO/4X6GP
I have an apartment on the top floor of a 10-story building with a small roof area accessible and restrictions on antenna size. I asked for advice here about antennas, and got a lot of suggestions and help, so I thought I would post my results. I put up an R8 vertical on a small building (cont