FW: [RTTY] GAP Verticals

[Bob Boyd]

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Boyd [mailto:w1vxv@adelphia.net] 
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 5:34 AM
To: 'rtty-admin@contesting.com'
Subject: RE: [RTTY] GAP Verticals


I've had one up for two years on the coast of Maine.  It does indeed
require help when putting it up (someone on each of the four sets of
guys, and someone to walk it up).  No problem in high winds.

It performs well on 40 and 80 (better than wire antennas which I don't
have high enough up) but not very good on 20 where my 3 element at 50'
beats the pants off it.

Bob - NT1V 

-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-admin@contesting.com [mailto:rtty-admin@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Jim McDonald
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2001 5:32 PM
To: Timothy R. Mohr, AA9RR; smc@QTH.com; RTTY Reflector
Subject: Re: [RTTY] GAP Verticals

I had one up for about four years in Albuquerque.  I found it pretty
good on
75, pretty similar to an inverted vee, and surprisingly good on 40 (not
far
below my 3L Force 12).  On 20 it was very disappointing, and on 160 it
was
only fair (was a struggle to work east of the Mississippi).

It did OK in high winds, with the two sets of four rope guys holding it.
Raising it is the scary part, as you probably need three or four helps
to
keep it from buckling on the way up.

Jim N7US

----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy R. Mohr, AA9RR" <aa9rr@wi.rr.com>
To: <smc@QTH.com>; "RTTY Reflector" <RTTY@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2001 5:21 PM
Subject: [RTTY] GAP Verticals


I need a good 80/40 meter vertical to help me finish off 5 Band DXCC,
and
I've been looking at the GAP Voyager. It would also give me 160 meters,
which I would love to try. Anyone have any experience with this antenna,
and
if it would survive a Wisconsin winter?

Tim Mohr
AA9RR

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