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GP4 HF vertical antenna review

Posted: 04 Feb 2021 03:14 PM PST
http://blog.marxy.org/2021/02/gp4-hf...na-review.html

With little space in the back yard here I decided to try a cheap vertical I
saw on AliExpress. The name GP4 presumably refers to the claimed four bands
as a ground plane.The antenna cost me AU$120 plus $128 shipping. It did
come quite quickly via FedEx but it's sometimes painful to pay more in
shipping that the price of the item.Boxed nicely in cardboard completely
covered in tape. The tubes were