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CUSHCRAFT 2 METER 13 ELEMENT BEAM ANTENNA |
| THIS IS A GREAT BIG WHAT CUSHCRAFT CALLS A BOOMER BEAM. I BOUGHT MY FIST ONE ABOUT 1992. AND STILL HAVE IT IN EVERYDAY USE. IT WAS ALSO VERY EASY TO ASSEMBLE, AND THE DIRECTORS AND REFLECTOR ARE MADE OF SOLID ALUMINUM ROD. DRIVEN ELEMENT DIPOLE IS 2 ADJUSTABLE LENGTH HOLLOW ALUMINUM TUBING WITH WHAT CUSHCRAFT CALLS A REDDI MATCH TUNING STRAPS, AND INCLUDES A ENCLOSED BALUN. |
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| FACTORY SPECS ARE 144 - 148 WORKS GREAT ON HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL POLARIZATION. |
| I HAVE RECOMMENDED THIS TO DOZENS OF HAMS AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN TOLD BY ONE OF THEM I MADE A BAD RECOMMENDATION. KEEP UP THE GOOD QUALITY OF WORKMANSHIP CUSHCRAFT. JIM, NØUQZ |
| I RATE THIS ANTENNA AS A 10 |
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| THIS IS A PICTURE AT MY SHACK OF 5 CUSHCRAFT ANTENNAS, 2 ARE 13 ELEMENT BOOMERS. |
| I HAVE BEEN VERY SATISFIED WITH MY CUSHCRAFT BASE VHF UHF ANTENNAS. MOST OF THE HAMS THAT WRITE ME, I TELL THEM TO GET THE ASSEMBLY MANUAL OUT AND CHECK EACH STEP AGAIN AND USUALLY THEY EMAIL ME BACK AND TELL ME THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM. |
| ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND WITH SOME INSTALLATIONS WAS THAT THE COAX HAD SUCH A GREAT LOSS BASED ON THE LENGTH, THAT THE GAIN THEY HAD WITH THEIR BEAM WAS OFFSET WITH THE LOSS IN THE COAX. USED A LOW LOSS COAX FOR THE BEST RESULTS. |
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I
HAVE A SECOND 13 ELEMENT ALSO THAT I TAKE TO FIELD DAY AND OTHER EVENTS.
I JUST LEAVE IT ASSEMBLED AND BUNGEE CORD IT DOWN TO THE TOP OF THE
TOPPER RACK