Yes, Fred, you said a mouthful when you said "for what it is".  Verticals 
aren't beams, but they do a good job long distance when set against a 
dipole, unless that dipole or inverted vee is pretty high.  Of course 
another thing to keep in mind with a vertical is they are high noise 
antennas.  It might be a good idea to have a dipole in reserve to use as a 
receive antenna which will have a better signal/noise ratio, even if not as 
much gain.
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Jim, ke5al
-----Original Message----- 
From: Fred Adams
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 7:35 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Gap antennas

Yes, I purchased the Gap Eagle because I couldn't put down ground radials.
I have talked all over the world on it though and it worked pretty well for
what it is , so I can't complain.

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Jim Gammon
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 2:19 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Gap antennas

Fred, I am in CA.  near San Francisco.  We have a small house with not much
room in the backyard, and no room for a bunch of ground radials.  I already
have an old cushcraft vertical on 10 through 20 but thought it would be
nice to have a vertical on 40 and 80.  Thought I would just replace the
cushcraft with a a Gap Titan using the same mast which would put the base
of the Gap around 10 feet above ground level right behind our old garage.
Jim WA6EKS

----- Original Message -----
From: Fred Adams <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:54:50 -0400
Subject: Re: Gap antennas

The Gap Eagle is a vertical that requires no radials.  I have one and it
works pretty well except for 40 meters.  The Gap Eagle uses counter poise
rods instead of ground radials.  Where are you located?

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Jim Gammon
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 11:04 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Gap antennas

The Gap Titan antenna does not require ground radials, so they say.  Gap
makes a number of antennas including one that covers
160 meters, but it's 45 feet tall and has a capacitance hat on it.  The
Titan is a 25 foot antenna that covers 10 through 80 meters and costs $429
I think.  Would be interested in feedback about Gap antennas if anyone has
information on them.  Jim WA6EKS 


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