[amsat-bb] Re: why not to buy an M2 antenna

[Clayton Coleman]

I have a set of Gulf Alphas I bought and never put up for sale.  As new.

73
Clayton
W5PFG
On Dec 10, 2013 1:30 PM, "Rich/wa4bue" <richard.siff at verizon.net> wrote:

> Can that block be treated with a non corrosive lacquer?  Sun and weather
> does a lot of damage.
>
> Gulf Alpha is no longer producing their OSCAR  antennas.
>
> Rich
> W4BUE
>
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> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: why not to buy an M2 antenna
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>  Might I ask what sort of preventative maintenance did you perform each
>> year?
>>
>>    73 Kevin WA6FWF
>>
>>
>> On 12/10/2013 8:46 AM, Lizeth Norman wrote:
>>
>>> Purchased a M2 436CP30. Had a failure of the switching block in less
>>> than 5
>>> years. White plastic cracked and allowed water to ingress to the
>>> switcher.
>>> Customer service?? No return call.
>>> Pics on request.
>>> Norm n3ykf
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