[TenTec] Vertical Ant. Question / Suggestion

Mark Erbaugh mark@microenh.com
Tue, 27 Aug 2002 14:07:18 -0400


I've had good luck with a GAP Challenger.  They also make a tilt over mount
which could be used to lower and hide the antenna.

Mark

----- Original Message -----
From: "KE4TEG" <ke4teg@bellsouth.net>
To: "Gordon Saunders" <kw4cz@triad.rr.com>; "TenTec Post to List"
<TenTec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Vertical Ant. Question / Suggestion


> Hello,
>
> If it were me and this is only my opinion, I would choose either the GAP
> Titan or GAP Challenger and which ever one it was paint it flat black.
The
> paint must be the correct type of paint though, it must be transparent to
> RF. Both these antenna are multi-band verticals that have no traps.
>
> They also have a new antenna called a Super "C". It only covers all bands
> 10-20. It is made to go in your attic. Do not know the price of the
SuperC,
> but the other antennas are under $340.
>
>
> At 10:13 AM 08/27/2002 -0400, Gordon Saunders wrote:
> >Greetings Ten-Tec'ers,
> >
> >My ol' G5RV finally came down in the last storm through here ... served
me
> >well it did.
> >Thinking of putting up a Vertical to try my luck there. Working on USA-CA
> >Award .. Hi Hi
> >
> >Requirements:
> >
> >Stealth ... all the usual stuff my neighborhood seems to think is the
law.
> >
> >Mostly 20 meter work ...  14.336  .. county hunters
> >
> >Low cost ... son in NC State University .. you know the story there.
> >
> >Suggestions ??
> >I'm running a Omni D  100 watts
> >Out of the box type that have worked well for you.
> >Home-brew is highly possible .. leads to that route?
> >
> >Thanks for your time and help
> >
> >Gordon Saunders  KW4CZ
> >Greensboro, NC
> >
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