The mounting hardware for the s2406bp is a heavy duty extruded aluminum bracket and stainless steel ubolt configuration allowing the antenna to be mast mounted in harsh. Assembly assemble your antenna by following the directions and illustrations in steps 1 through 5. This model is designed to work without an earth ground connection, and uses a ground plane instead of an earth ground. Our pdf merger allows you to quickly combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf document, in just a few clicks. Erected immediately with many buried radials with electric fence wire into a dx engineering radial plate with the help of n4act, i have worked many countries and all over the u. Under the heading for cushcraft ultralink tl92463 and tl92887 you will find rfnn and rfn1s.
The transformers and choke of the matching unit were assembled using the method defined by john tait ei7ba. I followed the instructions in the manual pdf link and put three radials ea for 10,15 and 20 as recommended. I have an old cushcraft av5 vertical antenna but i cant find the radials nor the manual. Hf multiband vertical antenna comparison cushcraft hygain. After assembling the antenna, verify all dimensions for accuracy. After the antenna is completely assembled, verify dimensions and element spacings for accuracy. The base section to the first trap is a 10meter 12wave endfed. Cushcraft ma5va antenna hf vertical multi band, ma5va. Cushcraft r8 eightband vertical antennas cushcraft r8 multiband vertical antennas provide 8band coverage encompassing the 6, 10, 12, 15, 17, 20. In addition, specific models mentioned in the antennas forum like vertical antennas, cushcraft beam, hf tribander, hf mini beam, high gain hf yagi and more are here for future reference. Improving the cushcraft a505s 6m yagi with an extended.
It works well on those bands and easily tunes on 12 and 17 too. Here, youll find links for high gain antennas covering hfvhfuhf. If you cannot see johns article, a pdf version is here note this is johns. All information, images, and documents on this website are the sole property of cushcraft any reuse or redistribution of the contents of this website are strictly forbidden without authorization from cushcraft. Cushcraft offers several cifferent models, such as the laci, lac2 or the lac 4 series. Page 2 tuning procedure set the element lengths for the portion of the band you want to operate on using chart a and figure 2.
Then return to the adjustment section below for final. Vswr 1,3 1,5 1,5 2 1,5 bandwidth 80 mt 40100 100 khz 40 mt 150 150 250300 all band all band 30 mt 50 175 all band all band 250 20 mt 350 500 all band all. I bought such an antenna secondhand some days ago, but never used a vertical antenna for hf before. Until their discontinuance in 1999 with cushcrafts sale to laird this model competed with the other 14wavelength verticals on the market. Looking at the r9 assembly instructions, here are some facts about the design that you should consider. I have owned my cushcraft ap8a since 2005 when i purchased in new from aes. The ma160v is a compact efficient vertical especially designed for working topband dx from an averagesize house lot. Cushcraft recently engineered a 6 dbd 8dbi omnidirectional antenna for the 2400 2500 mhz frequency band. Suddenly, withou any kind of warning, it stopped working. Please click on underlined model numbers for photo and further information. After assembling the antenna, verity all dimensions in figure 5 for accuracy. The cushcraft r5 is a 12wavelength end fed vertical. In this page you find schematic, users and instructions manuals, service manuals, technical supplement, leaf leads and other good stuff.
A fellow hammer came over yesterday with an antenna analyzer and did confirm the problem is the matching network box, antennas dead throughout all bands. Cushcraft operates a full service technical support staff to. User manuals, cushcraft antenna operating guides and service manuals. Laird technologies acquired cushcraft corporation, then mfj acquired the cushcraft amateur antenna line, but the product has not changed. Aug 26, 2015 the cushcraft r5 is a 12wavelength end fed vertical.
My thanks to him and others on the r7 as well as the r5 pages. The version shown is made by cushcraft, but other brands use similar technology. Cushcraft hf vertical antennas and packages free shipping. Cushcraft antennas, buy new and used products from ham. Note that there is a limit to the number of files you can download. For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable javascript. Cushcraft offers several different models, such as the lac1, lac2 or the lac4 series. Current stock status at these ham radio outlet locations. How to repair a cushcraft r5 martlesham radio society. May 31, 2003 i have a cushcraft r3 and have used it to make contacts on 10, 15, and 20 meters as far away from dayton, oh as the czech republic and reunion island.
The traps used are very similar to those used with the a3s and a4s beams. It was missing one section and cushcraft had it and sent it for a good price. Cushcraft ar270 2m, 70cm dualband vertical ringo ar270 3. Refer to the table below for cushcraft ultralink tl92887. Due to lotxyl restrictions, this is my only hf antenna. Improving the cushcraft a505s 6m yagi with an extended boom and optimized design v2. The cushcraft r9 claims it will work all ham bands 6m80m. Until their discontinuance in 1999 with cushcraft s sale to laird this model competed with the other 14wavelength verticals on the market. Now im at the mercy of cushcraft to get me a new one sent. The main category is manuals of amateur radio transceivers and equipment that is about ham radio manuals for amateur radio. I have a cushcraft r3 and have used it to make contacts on 10, 15, and 20 meters as far away from dayton, oh as the czech republic and reunion island.
Cushcraft antennas, buy new and used products from ham radio. Cushcraft a 3s 3 element hf triband yagi 10 15 20 meters 14 foot boom so239. Then, return to the section below for final tuning. You may check the vswr in order to confirm assembly was done properly. No matter what your needs, chances are cushcraft makes an antenna to fit your performance needs, space limitations, and budget requirements. Nov 25, 2012 the cushcraft avseries av3, av4, av5 are 14wavelength multiband trap verticals. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at cushcraft. A low launch angle and deep overhead null combine to pull in distant. Hf multiband vertical antenna comparison iw5edi simone mannini. Probably mediocre on 80m compared to dipole, inverted v, or full size vertical. Cushcraft offers several different models, such as lac1, lac2 and the lac4 series. Installing a cushcraft av5 vertical a couple of questions. Assembly assemble your r8 by following steps 1 through 12. The cushcraft line includes a wide range of hfvhfuhf vertical, yagi, and rotatable dipole antennas.
Cushcraft has a storied history of producing topnotch antennas and antenna accessories. If you have some stuff that not is listed here you can donate this by contact mods. Please click on underlined model numbers for further information. For a grounded antenna, such as a quarter wave antenna, a grounded radial system would be drawn in place of the ground radials. Cushcraft a4s assembly and installation instructions manual.
Cushcraft antenna user manuals download manualslib. I wanted to try a vertical and use it on the higher bands especially. Cushcraft ma5b assembly and installation instructions manual. I have dipoles for each band and prefer monoband antennas and have the room for them. The antenna will perform as specified if the instructions are followed during assembly and installation. The cushcraft avseries av3, av4, av5 are 14wavelength multiband trap verticals. We have had to discontinue some larger antennas due to space requirement at our new location. Page 1 assembly and installation instructions ma5b 20 17 15 12 10 meter beam antenna 951485 599. View and download cushcraft a4s assembly and installation instructions manual online. Its design was based upon the earlier cushcraft ar10 ringo halfwave for 10 meters. Mixing them up could result in not having enough length available for some elements and excess length for others. Improving the cushcraft a505s 6m yagi with an extended boom. I didnt want to install the longer 40 and 80 radials. Assembly assemble your r7 by following steps 1 through 6.
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