Hi Chris,
I have a Gap Titan mounted on a mast going up the side of my house. It
works well on 10 to 40 but not well on 80. I believe Gap has an antenna
(the Voyager I think) that is designed for 80 and 160. I've worked DX
with the Gap and 100 watts on 10 through 40. I'm very happy with it.
tom behler wrote:
> Kris:
>
> I don't know a whole lot about the Gap Titan, and how it compares to the
> hustler variety of verticals, so I'll defer to the others on the list about
> that.
>
> Any vertical, though, to perform well, will require a good set of radials,
> which I know you already have for your Hustler.
>
> Regarding 10 meters, there wasn't a whole lot of activity here in Michigan
> either--probably about 15 or 20 stations on at one time, but the band was
> really up and down.
>
> So, it may or may not be your antenna.
>
> Anyway, let's see what the others think.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kris Hickerson" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 10:10 AM
> Subject: Re: Getting Off Of The Blind Hams List?
>
>
> Tom,
>
> I don't know what was going on with 10 meters here yesterday, but I didn't
> hear anything.
>
> Speaking of antennas, I'm considering changing from the Hustler to a Gap
> Titan in the spring. Do you have any thoughts on this? I do so poorly on
> 40 and 80 with the Hustler, and, apparently, on 10 as well. So I'd like to
> get something that will give me better coverage on all the bands if I can.
>
> I'd love to have a tower with a beam, who wouldn't, but in the middle of a
> subdivision, I don't think that would go over too well.
>
> Concerning the issue of off topic stuff. I think we need to tolerate a
> little of that. I don't want to be on 400 different lists, and sometimes I
> just have one question about something and all I need is one answer. We
> havd a vast amout of knowledge between us all and we should be able to share
> that.
>
> 73
> Kris
>
>
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