On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 19:23:52 -0800, Frank Gilliland
wrote:

In , Steveo
wrote:

Frank Gilliland wrote:
I'm can't say that his antennas
are junk -- they might be outstanding antennas, but since I have never
seen or tested one I can't say one way or the other. What I -can- say is
that when it comes to marketing, Jay's "facts" leave a lot to be desired.

I've had one for a couple years and can honestly say it's well built,
and works very well. They're not cheap -$- tho.


I don't doubt it. But since you have one, does it meets all the other claims Jay
has made? Have you had 100mph+ winds lately? Did you have RFI that went away
after installing this antenna?

On those two points, while I don't have first hand knowledge, Jay,
having the fortune of living near the Mojave, has a lot of space to do
some unorthodox testing. His 100 MPH wind claim comes from a test
where he mounted one of his antennas in a truck and drove it at 100
MPH (Which is the same as the wind blowing at 100 MPH). I remember
reading about the tests when they happened.

The other claim about RFI is also legitimate. If you replace an
antenna such as an Antron 99, which has poor RF decoupling and
creates a strong near field radiation pattern, with a standard 5/8th
ground plane style antenna, in most cases RFI will be reduced. This is
nothing unique about Jay's antenna, but it is a true characteristic of
the basic design.

Dave
"Sandbagger"
http://home.ptd.net/~n3cvj