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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 not installed correctly (ie overtightened)
73, ron wn3vaw
"Doc? You built a time machine... out of a DeLorean?"
"The way I
look at it, if you're going to build a time machine out of a car, you might as
well do it with style!"
-- Marty McFly & Dr. Emmet Brown, "Back to
the Future"
----- Original Message -----
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 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
which they are resonant. I can't say that I have 5BDXCC on my GAP, but I CAN
tell you that I have 4 band dxcc, and with 327 entities worked and confirmed,
I'll hit the honor roll next submission. That was all done on a GAP over
several years. You shouldn't knock it until you've used other verticals.
It could be worse. The Butternuts do about as well, but are hard to tune and
the doorknob caps have a bad habit of
breaking........
73
Gary
AB5RM
Timothy Varnadore
wrote:
What can I do (save selling it or making
it a 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 contest. I was screaming my brains out
and made maybe 5 contacts. It heard halfway decent, but wouldnt xmit for
crap.
Is there someone who was able to 'fix' it? And
if so, how?
Also, has
anyone used trap dipoles? I had one given to me sealed in a box (Hy-Gain
5B-DQ). I dont want to take it out if it isnt great - (I could sell it to
make back some of the lost cash from the GAP!)
I do have room for this, but I have a
G5RV up now along with an R-6000 vertical. (works good)
Tnx - 73 Tim
KB4UF
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