[TowerTalk] GAP Titan

[Ed Juge]

>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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Ed Juge
phone: 817.291.0733
email:  ed_juge@zianet.com
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