I ran a G6-144 on my 2 meter repeater for 22 years,worked very well but
succumbed to a 2" coating of ice when it started falling from the tower
above it. Smashed it pretty bad,along with many other antennae.
The G7 we replaced it with was another story,pure junk. Maybe the old G6
was better built??? Now using a Diamond F23A and a DB-224.
73,Lee,N3APP
James wrote:
> Joe,
>
> I always found that the G6, and G7 had high desense when used in a
> FDX application. Also, the overall thin aluminum design of these things
> keeps me from putting them on a tower where I can't easily get to them.
> Lastly, the radials on my G7 never seemed to stay in one spot (the ends
> of them crushed down over time under the mounting plate). The cheapest
> thing I have used on my 2 meter repeater stuff now is a Diamond that was
> silver soldered at every joint.
>
> James
>
>
> Joe wrote:
>> I was not the person looking for the coil, just made a comment about the
>> Hustler antenna.
>>
>> Just wondering, what didn't you like about it? I used a Hustler for 2 and
>> 220Mhz with good results years ago. Recently, I bought a couple of G7-144
>> and were not happy with them.
>>
>> 73, Joe, k1ike
>>
>>
>> At 08:43 PM 3/2/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>>
>>> I have a complete G7 that I just pulled from back-up service. Never was
>>> really happy with the way it worked. If you are local to CT area, email
>>> me direct.
>>>
>>> James WJ1D
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