Cushcraft r9 manual

The instruction manual and assembly is difficult because the parts are not labeled, so you have to figure out what is what and carefully follow each step only to get to the end and realize it doesn't work! Describe your experience with the Cushcraft R9 vertical Antenna and tell us why you give it the rating you did (required). Other useful key rod bracket assembly 12 "-assemble ground rod brackets rod figure 1 (6.7 This antenna will perform as specified if the instructions and suggestions in this manual are followed and care is used in the assembly and installation. When checking the components received in your antenna package use the parts listed beside each diagram. There is a master parts list on page 2. The recommendation from Cushcraft is to put the antenna up 10 feet, but doing that would make tilting it very difficult the way I had it setup. The only real issue I had mounting the antenna to the bracket was that they don't leave you much room between the junction box and the bottom of the antenna. The U-clamp ends up pretty close to the This antenna will perform as specified if the instructions and suggestions in this manual are followed and care is used in the assembly and installation. When checking the components received in your antenna package use the parts listed beside each diagram. There is a master parts list on page 2. One weak mechanical and electrical situation with the Cushcraft R8 and R9 verticals is that the ends of the trap coils are brought out and wrapped around small hex sheet metal screws to the trap cover; this is asking for a bad connection, oxidation and intermittent operation. After I got the missing pages of the instruction manual and Its omni-directional low angle radiation gives you exciting and easy DX on all 9 bands: 75/80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 Meters with low SWR Cushcraft's world famous R8 now has a big brother! Big Brother R9 now includes 75/80 Meters for local ragchewing and worldwide low band DX without radials! Cushcraft R9, NO ground radials. Or, 43' with ground radials. vertical-antenna. Share. Improve this question. Follow edited Apr 21, 2014 at 13:42. Paul. 1,445 11 11 silver badges 21 21 bronze badges. asked Apr 20, 2014 at 13:10. The manual requires guying to achieve an 80mph wind survival rating; Eham only had 7 reviews, with some satisfied 38 CUSHCRAFT Antenna Manuals and User Guides (58 Models) were found in All-Guides Database. CUSHCRAFT Antenna: List of Devices # Model Type of Document; 21: CUSHCRAFT A50-6S: CUSHCRAFT Antenna R9 CUSHCRAFT Antenna Assembly and installation instructions manual (16 pages) The R-9 assembled easily over several days with some patients and scrutinizing of the manual. The antenna was installed on an 18 foot long car trailer with a winch, a base hinge and an aluminum 20 foot tower. If the R9 is anything like the R7 its a ground independent antenna and I believe a half wave end fed with traps or similar Cushcraft R8 and R9 cover 6, 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 30, 40 Meters. . . and the new R9 expands coverage to. . . . 80 Meters! • NO GROUND RADIALS NEEDED • RUGGED CONSTRUCTION • INSTANT BAND CHANGING • SLIM, LOW PROFILE SILHOUETTE Cushcraft's world famous R8 now has a big brother! Big Brother R9 now includes 75/80 Meters for