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Reviews For: Cushcraft R-6000

Category: Antennas: HF: Verticals; Wire; Loop

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Review Summary For : Cushcraft R-6000
	Reviews: 71	MSRP: 310.00 (Street price)
	Description: 6m, 10m, 12m, 15m, 17m, 20m; 3db gain; 1.2:1 typical; 19' tall
	Product is in production
More Info: http://www.cushcraftamateur.com
# last 180 days	Avg. Rating last 180 days	Total reviews	Avg. overall rating
0	0	71	3.9

KX4LG	Rating:	2023-09-22
Decent multiband vertical with some mechanical flaws			Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Purchased new from online Amateur vendor Fall 2021. Tubing and fasteners are OK. Base Matching components are OK. no missing parts. There were extra screws in the packaging. However , the traps are a disaster in progress right out of the box. Both traps had a lot of looseness in the tubing sections at the top and bottom of the traps. Looking inside the traps revealed that the coil wiring was secured to the tubing with sheet metal screws. This in conjunction with the loose fitting of the tubing guarantees loose/broken electrical connections in short order IMHO. I remedied this unhappy situation by using aluminum solder to attach the coil wiring to the tubing. This is not as easy as it sounds! The loose fitting tubing was remedied by packing the top and bottom of the traps with clear RTV silicone rubber. Realizing that the bottom of the trap is now sealed, I drilled generous weep holes in the bottom of the trap just in case some water made it's way inside. After doing the above, assembly per the instructions resulted in a decently working vertical antenna. Keep in mind the limitations of a vertical to avoid disappointment! Depending on environment you may experience a lot of noise on receive. I have worked a ton of DX on this antenna. My home-brew multi-band dipole is almost always less noisy. Often both TX and RX signal levels are stronger on the vertical Vs: the dipole. In retrospect I believe my money would have been better spent on a good Hex beam and rotor!

AA4WA	Rating:	2023-04-16
Good vertical, typical operation			Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I purchased a new one recently and have had it up for a couple weeks, now. I already run a 40/20/10 meter dipole and wanted a vertical to switch between. I was very careful putting it together and made sure all the hardware and measurments were correct. It is mounted about 10 feet above ground on a mast attached to the backyard eve of the roof. I made my own hinged base and after moving it up and down a few times, the VSWR is no higher than 1:1.5 on all portions of the bands I use, including 6 meters. The hardest part of the install was making the radial base fit the antenna. Careful noting of the installation instructions shows how the mounting "L" brackets are suppose to go. One side of each bracket is a little longer as described in the instructions. However, it still didn't fit properly and I had to use my own method of making it fit. It's not critical, so a little adjustments doesn't hurt anything. Anyway I got them mounted and it works just fine. In use, I have a switch to select between my two antennas and as expected, the vertical has a little more noise than the dipole. However, comparing the two, sometimes the signal is stronger on the R-6000 and sometimes it's stronger on the dipole. That is also expected. It's good to be able to have a choice, because it really can make a difference, sometimes. All in all, I'm glad I have it and make lots of use with it. At a low level of the support mast, I have a junction box that I can open and connect a coax cable to operate my portable station from my back yard. It's a good antenna, but I would recommend following the instructions about using guy wires about halfway up the antenna. There is a lot of wind load on the antenna and using non-conductive guy wires makes it very solid in the wind. Others have complained about bending of the antenna and I can see how that could happen. I like the antenna and it serves my purposes.

W5NM	Rating:	2022-06-13
Thought it was good...			Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I used a R-6000 for years and thought I was doing well when working DX, UNTIL I purchased a HexBeam. Absolutely NO comparison. The R-6000 is indeed a Noise Stick. I could hear and work DX like never before with the HexBeam. Always low VSWR and very low noise on the HexBeam.

KD0VUY	Rating:	2022-06-13
Noise stick			Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I found this antenna on craigslist for $100 in pretty good condition. It was already put together so I didn't have to do much assembly after bringing it home in 3 sections. I went over the manual and measured everything to make sure it was assembled correctly. Cleaned all element contact points, put it up about 20 feet, and got decent swrs on every band except 17m. On 20m I have a constant S8 noise floor that it's practically unusable. I added an RF Choke inside the shack that didn't really make much of a difference. 10m-15m is far less noisy and I typically get 5/5 signal reports with 100 watts. Haven't tried it on 6m. I've been running this antenna for over a year and overall it performs ok. I wouldn't recommend it if you have the room for other options. Glad I only paid $100 for it.

G0VGS	Rating:	2020-09-04
Great aerial once repaired			Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I bought this aerial new recently, took my time over the build and put it up on a 10ft pole. The SWR was shocking on all bands, the 'dip' as such as it was on 20m was about 4:1 for example. I could use it with the tuner but it wasn't working well at all. I finally managed to get it down again yesterday and got the VNA on it. It turned out to be the matching network. I removed it, took it apart and the soldering on it was appalling! The brackets that take the bolts through the box and connect then to the board are riveted on, proving a good mechanical connection but they could move freely and the rivets had not been soldered to ensure a good electrical connection. I went over all the solder joints and soldered the brackets to the rivets and now the aerial rocks on all bands. Great aerial but I feel for this kind of money, the quality control was very poor.

HB9IJC	Rating:	2018-11-02
Excellent			Time Owned: more than 12 months.
My R6000 is still straight after very strong winds. Very good SWR on all bands. Works well on 30 meters with antenna tuner.

PA1FJ	Rating:	2018-07-17
Exellent			Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I have had a lot of antenas in the last 30 years. But the R6000 is the best DX antenna I have had so far. I have a limited space here. In a residential area like here it is impossible to place large Beams. With the R6000 I work the whole world with 100 watts! Yes a vertical antenna gives some more local noise, but the signals are so good that I do not have much trouble with them.

K8DHU	Rating:	2017-11-30
Reception capabilitys			Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Purchased a new R-6000 in August of 2016. In vested time and material for a roof edge mount using a dish mount. See QRZ K8DHU. Very disappointed in that fact I have {NEVER} heard a signal on any band band above 17 meters. Have checked my FT-950 with other hams and their antennas and the receiver checks out fine. My antenna analyzer confirms all bands are with in after taking the antenna down several times. The R-6000 was a replacement foe a MA5VA which worked very well but had power limitations and the reason for the replacement. I do not recommend this antenna for use above 20 meters.

NG1I	Rating:	2016-09-26
Excellent			Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
Have had mine a year and used an MFJ 259 antenna analyzer to get all bands at 1:5.1 and lower. Worked great and proof of the pudding was my participating in the CQ WW RTTY contest in 2016 and 300W from the Ameritron ALS-600 solid state amp with no tuner switching bands. Another piece of ham gear not needed and gone

KE0XQ	Rating:	2015-01-28
Bought before MFJ.			Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I bought mine 15 years ago. Still working fine. Bought it from HRO in Denver. MFJ should worry about their quality control.

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