[Towertalk] Quad's Do any stay up?

[Jaap de Jonge]

I suppose the degree of freedom for most quad's spreaders to 
move around, is too high. I'm sure there are quad's out there 
that are made to last. Have a look at some of the pictures by 
Giovannini (a commercial Italian antenna builder) at 
http://www.antenna.it/antennas1.htm . I wouldn't mind having 
one of those in my backyard...
 
73
Jaap
PA8DX
 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-admin@contesting.com
> > [mailto:towertalk-admin@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Lee Noonan
> > Sent: zaterdag 14 december 2002 17:41
> > To: RCARIELLO; YCCC; Towertalk; 3830 Contesting
> > Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Quad's Do any stay up?
> > 
> > 
> > YAGI'S  99%       QUAD's  1%
> > 
> > They always look flimsy.... and unless You can lower them to
> > the ground when NOT in use... I don't think they have a very 
> > long life span... IMHO  of course.... Hams I have known who 
> > used them had a lot of problems with them... whether they all 
> > couldn't solder properly or attach wires & cables etc.. I 
> > don't know...... When I see what Strong Gusty Winds do to My 
> > 8 element Yagi..... I would NOT be able to sleep at night 
> > with a Quad in the Air.... 73
> > Lee VK2LEE    IMHO  naturally....
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "RCARIELLO" <RCARIELLO@si.rr.com>
> > To: "YCCC" <yccc@yccc.org>; "Towertalk"
> > <Towertalk@contesting.com>; "3830 Contesting" <3830@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 3:24 AM
> > Subject: [Towertalk] Quad's Do any stay up?
> > 
> > 
> > > Hello to all,
> > > To continue my information gathering for the new station 
> in Florida.
> > >
> > > Nothing lasts forever.
> > >
> > > Are there any Quad mechanical design's that have proven themselves
> > > with
> > the
> > > test of time. What is the life expectancy of a Quad as
> > compared to a
> > > Yagi
> > of
> > > similar size.
> > >
> > > Has any commercial manufacture come up with a product that
> > can be used
> > > as
> > a
> > > reference for mechanical soundness.
> > >
> > > What dose it take to put a Quad up that can contend with Mother
> > > Nature.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Rich AA2MF
> > >
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