I recently met Jim, N1WWE, an 88 year young ham in Wakefield recently who I am trying to help with his antenna. His wrie antenna came down in the storm. But he has a Cushcraft R7000 vertical that may be a better bet. Reviews are not very good…but we contemplate ground mounting it to a 10 to 12 ft HD mast section…like maybe 2 in diameter steel. He could order it…but that’s too big for UPS-shippable. Anyone got one lying around doing nothing that could be used….sell or donate…or whatever? Also, he doesn’t have the manual for the R7000..so tuning it could be a problem. Anyone happen to have the manual for a R7000? I know it can be ordered on line…so he may be doing that. He’s in a covenant restricted area…but his house seems to have enough tree/bush cover so that maybe no one will notice enough to complain. Please reply here with comments or e-mail me at w1xx [at]cox [dot] net. TNX & 73!!
— John, W1XX 401-783-1588
John,
If you google Cushcraft R7000 manual, you get the manual I sent via e-mail. There are other options listed that I didn’t download.
73, Mike, K1DM
John
I mounted my CC R6000 on top of a 10′ section of 1-1/2″ (I think) EMT conduit I got from Lowe’s. I put it in a hole with some concrete. Simple, strong enough, and relatively inexpensive. R7000 probably has similar mounting requirements.
73 James K1SD
You can count on CTRI to come through. Got multiple leads on the manual and printed out the K1DM version sent via e-mail attachment. TNX Jim for the mast idea…will check it out before Jim, N1WWE, spends a whole lot of money on shipping for a steel mast. We should have him back on the air soon. TNX & 73!! — John, W1XX