I think both.

73, de Lou K2LKK



At 09:10 AM 7/15/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi;
>Since I too have r8 adventures I wonder what problem your local ham had with
>it?  If I could have kept it up it was fine.  Didn't give me any band
>coverage below 40 meters but electrically it was great.  Mechanically its
>performance was another matter.  Wonder if your acquaintance had mechanical
>or performance problems with his?
>Richard
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>From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 10:30 PM
>Subject: Re: hf9v
>
>
>Hi.
>
>The primary reason why I ended up going with the GAP was because I was
>looking for something that would be ground independent, and I had already
>ruled out the Cushcraft R8 because a ham that lives a couple of miles north
>of me has had nothing but trouble with his.
>
>My situation differs from yours in one major respect, however, and it is an
>important one.  I do not run very much power--100 watts is all I run on
>HF.  That capacitor that I discussed in my previous post is in my
>estimation the weak point in the design of that antenna if you are going to
>run large amounts of power and use a tuner with it because under certain
>conditions you can develop large voltages at that capacitor and puncture
>the capacitor.  Also, even at 100 watts, one known problem with the GAP
>Titan is that the capacitor is under a plastic weather cap  that protects
>it from moisture.  However, it took just two years for the weather cap to
>break down under UV light, and the first time that capacitor was exposed to
>rain and RF at the same time, I punctured the capacitor.  After obtaining
>another capacitor, I fashioned a new weather cap out of a 35 mm film can
>that was just the right diameter.  But, that is probably trouble to come.
>
>It's too bad this antenna has this one weakness in its design, because the
>physical construction of the antenna is otherwise very sturdy.
>
>The one antenna that I probably didn't really look at as closely as I
>should have is the HyGain DX88.  We have another blind hame over here who
>is using the DX88 and thinks quite highly of it.
>
>73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>At 08:11 PM 7/14/2007 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hi Lou and Group;
> >In a prior message you mentioned that another ham suggested that you go
> >with
> >the gap rather than the butternut that you were considering.  Without
> >starting the great debate, I wonder if you recall some of the reasoning
> >behind the arguments?
> >Richard
> >
> >
> >
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