In a message dated 1/24/01 6:36:14 PM Pacific Standard Time,
w8ji@contesting.com writes:
> One thing for certain go for the GAP, performance will be very
> predictable!
>
> There is no doubt at all the GAP will never have a good signal, no
> matter what. With the GAP, you'll easily be a couple S unit's
> weaker than you would with a simple low dipole.
Yep, our experience with one on 160M was the same. We were at the ocean
for a 160M contest and heard everything but could only work 1/3 of the
stations we heard. It did work semi-okay on 80 and okay on 40 though.
Cheers, Steve K7LXC
Tower Tech
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