Ed - Based on your experiences I would agree with your opnion. So far, what
you describe has not happened to me. Larry
--- Ed Juge <ed_juge@zianet.com> wrote:
>
> >Larry...
>
> I haven't owned a GAP, but a good friend, K2RM, had one for a couple of
> years. Rarely two months went by when some physical part didn't fall off
> into his back yard...literally! He tried everything including lightly
> guying the antenna with nylon cord. (He is NOT in a windy area and the
> antenna was protected by a stockade fence around the back yard.) I think
> GAP replaced parts until the warranty period ran out.
>
> I was with him when he talked with the owner of GAP at Dayton, two separate
> years. The guy basically told him, "That's too bad." He didn't offer to
> replace his obviously bad antenna or extend the warranty or provide
> additional replacement parts, nor did he even express regrets for the
> on-going problems.
>
> Bob finally replaced the GAP with another vertical...an R5, I think. On
> our weekly schedule, his 40M signal from Ft. Worth, TX to me in Ruidoso, NM
> increased quite dramatically. He hasn't had a single problem with the new
> antenna.
>
> Based on Bob's experiences, and equally on the attitude I saw from the GAP
> guy, I wouldn't have one as a gift.
>
> Ed, W5EJ
>
> >Rod - I'm not sure "exactly" why this group "hates" the GAP Titan. I have
> one
> >an I am very pleased with it.
>
>
>
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> email: ed_juge@zianet.com
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