I sent my unit back to Autek three times for the same problem which as a display that worked sometimes and sometimes not. First time they replaced the display although I told them I didn't believe th
Have been using a Gem Quad for about 30 years now. Both two and three element versions. The 1979 manual is outdated and there has been changes in wire length between the old and new manuals. Also, ma
My experience was very bad regards service with this company and completely unsatisfactory. I don't consider myself difficult to deal with but found them unresponsive in that they claimed repair once
Why don't you fellows just shred that copy of QST. Enuf!!! Thank you. the HARD Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA. _______
Does anyone know of a high power balun for tri band quad that will match or be somewhere in the ballpark to match the three different impedences for 10/15/20 meters? Thanks Van, K7VS ________________
thanks to all for the suggestions. Van _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call T
For the last twenty five years I have used something called "Tuna Line" some of it has never been replaced and was used previously on the Oregon Coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean and subjected to s
For the last twenty five years I have used something called "Tuna Line" some of it has never been replaced and was used previously on the Oregon Coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean and subjected to s
You ninny...what do you care about stuff you are throwing out and couldn't sell! What occures to me is that you threw your garbage into someone's dumpster that is probably costing them 4-6 hundred do
Well, I owned both the vertical and their two element quad. The vertical was a couple of ten, maybe twelve foot sections of aluminum tubing with one piece sliding into the other. You mounted with a c
Well, I owned both the vertical and their two element quad. The vertical was a couple of ten, maybe twelve foot sections of aluminum tubing with one piece sliding into the other. You mounted with a c
Yup! I was sued and lost!! Fortunately, the neighbor asked only for his court costs which were minimal. Think a couple hundred bucks. However my attorney charged me $1800.00 which back in 1977 when a
When I drop my tubular tower to a horizontal point over the lawn and my 3 element quad is not square to the ground when I tip over the tower, my quad will actually rotate to a point that is square wi
think i have the answer and will pull the unit apart and check for upside down brake wedge. i did have it apart and refurbished it before putting it up and probably have the brake incorrectly install
I just started following this thread and looks like everything runs to galvanizing but the BLM required me to actually have a 150 foot cell tower painted out here in Oregon as it was too "reflective"
I to agree. The only thing worse than a vertical is another vertical!!! Van, K7VS _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing lis
In the mid-seventies Cessna, Piper and others simply stopped manufacturing small planes for private use until they finally lobbied the government and stopped all the foolish law suits and their liabi
you are correct...it was the mid eighties not seventies...sorry, years go by too fast these days. but my premise still holds true as far as i am concerned. As for lawyers, they seem to do only two th
well, it is correct with exception on missing the end of production by a decade. I apologise for that. Time flies when you are having fun! Van, K7VS _______________________________________________ __
I want to be always remembered as a cheap, scavenging tinkerer. Put me on that list, please. Van, K7VS _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________