[DX-CHAT] re:verticals

2003-01-21 Thread Timothy Varnadore
What can I do (save selling it or making ita tomato hanger - I already have a dummy load!) with a GAP Challenger - I got suckered into it last year at the Miami hamfest because I dont have room for anything but a vertical (especially on 160M) . A few days after I bought it, there was a 160M

Re: [DX-CHAT] re:verticals

2003-01-21 Thread Gary Danaher
Sorry you're unhappy with the GAP Challenger. Just a couple things though. It is resonant on 80 meters but not 160 meters, so it is no surprise you screamed your lungs out without a response. The problem with most multiband antennas seems to be their lack of efficiency on the lowest band on

Re: [DX-CHAT] re:verticals

2003-01-21 Thread Ron Notarius WN3VAW
er To: Timothy Varnadore Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] re:verticals Sorry you're unhappy with the GAP Challenger. Just a couple things though. It is resonant on 80 meters but not 160 meters, so it is no surprise you s

RE: [DX-CHAT] re:verticals

2003-01-21 Thread Dave, AA6YQ
; [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] re:verticals I've had my HF6V close to 20 years, and I've never had the caps break. I even have a spare set that someone gave me so that I'd be ready when it happened... never has. I think it's like so many things, they break if they're

RE: [DX-CHAT] re:verticals

2003-01-21 Thread Kelly Jones
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 19:39 PM To: Gary Danaher; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] re:verticals I've had my HF6V close to 20 years, and I've never had the caps break. I even have a spare set that someone gave me so that I'd be ready when it happened... never has. I think it's like