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=20
> [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?
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> YAGI'S 99% QUAD's 1%
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> They always look flimsy.... and unless You can lower them to=20
> the ground when NOT in use... I don't think they have a very=20
> long life span... IMHO of course.... Hams I have known who=20
> used them had a lot of problems with them... whether they all=20
> couldn't solder properly or attach wires & cables etc.. I=20
> don't know...... When I see what Strong Gusty Winds do to My=20
> 8 element Yagi..... I would NOT be able to sleep at night=20
> with a Quad in the Air.... 73
> Lee VK2LEE IMHO naturally....
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "RCARIELLO" <RCARIELLO@si.rr.com>
> To: "YCCC" <yccc@yccc.org>; "Towertalk"=20
> <Towertalk@contesting.com>; "3830 Contesting" <3830@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 3:24 AM
> Subject: [Towertalk] Quad's Do any stay up?
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> > 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=20
> > with
> the
> > test of time. What is the life expectancy of a Quad as=20
> compared to a=20
> > Yagi
> of
> > similar size.
> >
> > Has any commercial manufacture come up with a product that=20
> can be used=20
> > as
> a
> > reference for mechanical soundness.
> >
> > What dose it take to put a Quad up that can contend with Mother=20
> > Nature.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rich AA2MF
> >
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