>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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