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

Rich/wa4bue richard.siff at verizon.net
Tue Dec 10 12:21:47 PST 2013


Wish I had known before purchasing new antennas for the K4AMG club.  >From what I could see they are of better construction.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Clayton Coleman 
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  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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      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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