Hi Bob -- see URL:
http://www.cushcraft.com/support/pdf/r5.pdf

Sez -- "Your R5 is a half wavelength vertical which does not require
traditional ground radials"
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"Bob Miller" wrote in message
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Funny, I've never seen Cushcraft refer in their ads to their designs
being "1/2 wave." Maybe that's just a myth somebody started...

Bob
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