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| Reviews Summary for Cushcraft A270-10S |
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W4KPA
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 22, 2008 20:44
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Went together easy
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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It took me about an hour to get mine together. All the parts were there and everything fit. It works great. I use mine for portable work, especially mountaintopping. It fits in the bed of my pick up truck fully assembled, so I can just stick it up on the pole when I get where I'm going.
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KI4UAJ
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 22, 2008 17:04
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Easy to Assemble/ Great Coverage
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I opened the box of the A270-10S, sat down and read over the assembly instructions a couple of times, then layed out the parts, assembled it IAW the directions, approxiamately 1 hour later it was done. I mounted mine up @23ft with a rotor and in the Horizontal position. I hit every repeater within 35 miles on 10 watts, On 2mtr SSB i have had QSOs out to 150 miles so far. In the Horizontal mode you can pin point the other party.
If you really want to lower the SWRs on both bands it is a No-Brainer, just follow the instructions and use a good SWR meter.
The is a very reliable antenna as are just about all of the Cushcraft antennas, I am installing a Cushcraft MA5B also
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W9THD
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 22, 2008 16:51
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Reliable workhorse
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I'm sorry to see the previous reviewer had such difficulty in assembly. Thankfully, my experience was much better. I took my time and in less than one hour the antenna was ready to mount. Mine was used for the last five years as an FM antenna, as I have other yagis and quads for weak signal work. Working distant repeaters at a height of 55 feet was a breeze. I recently moved, so the antenna is down until I get another tower in the air, and I'm thinking of using it for satellite work this time. You can certainly buy larger antennas with better specs, but for FM use you probably don't need to. Two thumbs up !
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KV4BL
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Rating: 0/5
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Jan 22, 2008 04:14
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Assembly Not USer Friendly
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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Bought this piece of $#*% several months ago. As I am not an avid do-it-yourselfer and my time is at a premium, I was most disappointed at the totally non-intuitive assembly. Again, I am NOT Bob Vila and they expect you to be able to recognize various sizes of nuts, washers, etc and instinctively know what they are so when you have to put a given size in a given place, you are ( I guess they expect) supposed to automatically know what goes where. I made my comments known when sending in the warranty card and I guess Cush-Craft didn't care as they never replied. Several months later, this crap is still on my spare room floor and will probably remain so until I get a chance to dump it. Cush-Craft could have at least separated the parts (washers, nuts, bolts, whatever) a lot better according to size, description, and stage of assembly. Not impressed and will not likely buy anything else from them. Have assembled antennas from other manufacturers like Arrow in the past without difficulty.
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AA5JG
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 5, 2007 12:45
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Good for satellites
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I bought one of these antennas recently to use with my FT100D on satellites. It replaced a Cushcraft 10 element 2m antenna. It took about 45 minutes to put together (I have built Cushcraft antennas before) and was easy to assemble. I installed it on a Friday afternoon, and by Sunday was in on the big 2 meter Es opening we had and made some 800 plus mile QSOs with it into Florida, South Carolina, and Florida from Oklahoma.
I mainly bought this for the satellies and it works very good on the Mode B satellites (AO7 and VO52). I can hear and work the satellites for almost the entire pass-I have it horizontally mounted with no elevation, at about 25 feet. On the Mode J FM satellites (AO51, SO50, AO27) it seems like it only hears the higher elevation parts of the pass, but it does work on them also. I am guessing that the take off angle is lower for 70cm than it is for 2m. I have had a blast getting back on the satellites with this antenna. Make sure you use decent coax with it as feedline losses can get pretty high at 432mhz. I am using 9913 superflex.
For the size and number of elements this antenna is a very good performer. It won't outperform a Cushcraft 13B2 for 2m with a 719B for 70cm, but if you are limited in space, feedlines, or money it is a pretty good way to go.
Made a 350 mile 2m QSO this morning on it with a little enhancement on the band. I didn't loose as much in performance as compared to the 10 element as I expected.
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KE5GTX
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 2, 2007 09:59
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Great Performance!!
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I have mine mounted on my tower 80 feet above ground and works great. With 50 watts is more than enough to hit all the repeaters in my area. This little antenna gives you almost a flat match on both bands. Very well constructed!!
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W0ACE
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 12, 2007 18:43
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Works GREAT!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have mine mounted on a 5' pole on a rotor just above the roof line right now. Am relocating shortly to 40' on mast.
I am using mine with a 50watt rig, and can easily work 75+ miles. I am very happy with this just above my roof, so I am looking forward to getting it up higher.
I had a pleasure putting it together, with no problems. This beam is very lite and I use a cheapo TV rotor with it, with NO PROBLEMS at all.
I highly recommend this beam to anyone looking for a small, lite, hi-gain package.
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KB3MNZ
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Rating: 5/5
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May 8, 2006 15:48
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A270-10S is a good antenna for weak singals
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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i've used this antenna for 12 weeks now and a vx-2r yaesu handheld with 1.5 watts and at 50 feet in the air and from maryland to delaware. if your into weak singal work this would be a good antenna to have.
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NE0P
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Rating: 4/5
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Jan 19, 2006 08:38
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Decent performance
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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I had one of these dualband antennas for a little while as a rover antenna. Fairly easy to assemble, and seemed well made. Took it to the top of the mountain in the 2002 Jan. VHF contest. It did OK, but not quite as well as I expected for its heighth. It is a good way to get on both bands, would definitely beat loops or a vertical for weak signal work, and would make a nice satellite antenna also.
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W8WLC
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 19, 2006 04:08
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What more can you ask
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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After getting back into vhf/uhf weak sig after a couple of years I purchased one of these antennas to get my feet wet again so to speak. The results were great I was able to work ssb stations in NY and WV from northern Mi using the ducting on Lake Huron just about everyday. I later purchased some of the so called top shelf yagi's only to find the improvement in signal for what I did was nil. This antenna survived several severe thunderstorms with 70 MPH winds with no problems. To be honest sometimes it better to avoid the ad hype and purchase the less spoken about items, save big bux and walk circles around the other guys.
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