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Dale
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Username: Dale

Post Number: 2053
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 5:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

seen copper carries these now. very nice copper
seems this name/design has been out for many years
just curious if anyone has used these beams
dale/a.k.a.hotrod
cef426
cvc#64
454 [dx numbers]
38lsb
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Press_man
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Username: Press_man

Post Number: 750
Registered: 5-2008
Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2014 - 7:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Dale,
I've had friends over the years that have had Gizmotchy beams. They all seemed to work quite well. Everyone that had them swore by them. Only one guy swore at his, a guy down the street from him, out talked him with an Astro Plane. Take me to the barn and spank me!
73 Pressman
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Radioreddz
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Username: Radioreddz

Post Number: 137
Registered: 9-2006
Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2014 - 8:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I've had the 4 element Gizmotchy and the 4 element Maco Shooting Star and I found that the Shooting Star solidly out performed the Gizmotchy is well made and easy to assemble but didn't impress me on performance I'm not sold on that design a couple guys I know that run the star series jogunns that use that same design as the Gizmitchy took them down and went back the conventional Yagi style
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Press_man
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Post Number: 752
Registered: 5-2008
Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 5:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I'm a fan of the yagi while the beams I had and liked the most were the PDL2, the Astro Beam and the V-Quad. The shooting Star like Radioreddz says is hard to beat if you need H/V. Need to invest in a good rotor though.
73 Pressman
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Dale
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Username: Dale

Post Number: 2054
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 6:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

thanks guys. ive gotten mixed reviews around here locally also.
dale/a.k.a.hotrod
cef426
cvc#64
454 [dx numbers]
38lsb

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