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GAP Titan DX Vertical |
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With the exception of 20 meters, the Gap works well on 40, 20, 17, 12 and 10 meters. SWR is less than 2 throughout. The location is over brackish water which appears to help with low-angle radiation. |
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Installing Quad |
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Bucket is a must for mounting Quad on a telephone pole. |
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Mounting mast through thrust bearing... |
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Bringing the antenna to the mount...Please don't drop it! |
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Securing mast to Brackets |
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Once the mast is through the thrust bearing and into the rotor it gets easier! |
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Good friend Jerry K4TOT installs Coax |
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Run from equipment panel to rotor is Andrew 1/2 in. SuperFlex hardline. Harness from rotor to balun is LMR-400 Flex. N Connectors on hardline and female N and UHF male on the harness. |
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Lightning-Bolt 2-Element Quad |
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The quad is my DX antenna. The antenna performs beyond expectations and is a real pile-up buster. Rotor is a Yaesu G-800DXA. |
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Alpha-Delta DX-OCF, Off-Center Fed |
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The Alpha-Delta covers 7 bands with no antenna tuner. Response is relatively flat across 80, 40, 20, 17, 12, 10 and 6 meters...
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VHF/UHF |
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A small tower on the roof is home for a Cushcraft A627013S 6 Meter/2 Meter/70CM Tri-band Antenna. Rotor is a Yaesu S-450A.
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