I've had a 5 band Gem Quad, (6 bands if you count 2 meters) up at 48' for
about 12 years. It has been a very good performer. It is very light weight
with a small wind load. I ran all 5 bands into a balun and one coax. It was a
chore to get up my tower with 3 sets of guys. I put a pulley at the top,
assembled it around the base of the tower, dropped the guys, and hauled it up.
Afterwards, I tightened the guys, climbed up and hooked it all up.
It didn't tune up very well using the single feedline, but once I quit
obsessing about it and used the tuner, I have been very pleased. I think it is
definitely better than the average tribander and has 12 and 17 meters too. It
has stood up to the weather here 40 miles east of Vancouver quite well. I am
in the process of putting up a SteppIR 4 el on a T400 Trylon, but the Gem Quad
costs a small fraction of the cost of the Steppir, and requires a much less
robust tower.
I would buy another Gem Quad. de Mark, VE7YMM
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