Anyone have experience with a Spiderbeam 1 element quad?
I’m most likely buying their 12meter pole. I was price checking when I came across their 1 El Quad kit and became curious. Upon further study it appears it would be a good solution for my location, but there’s very little info on their version, or any single element quad for that matter. Any help?
Posted Jul 22, 2021, 7:35 AM UTC
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I have two of the heavy-duty 12m poles. They rock. Don't know about the quad kit.
I’ll take it and wish you a fine day and good luck on your next lottery ticket.
I was set to buy another brand but then I watched a comparison video of several fiberglass poles and pretty quickly changed my mind. The 1 El Quad (the antenna makes sense, the name does not.) caught my eye but I honestly don’t know if it would perform better than a regular old inverted v or 1/4 wave vertical. I might have to be the bozo that drops the first review. Again, thanks.
I dunno about the lottery ticket. I have a couple of 20-year-old fiberglass crappy poles, and while they still get used, they are kinda fragile.
I needed a reliable, semi-permanent mast for a vertical in one location far away, so I bought one of the 12m HD masts. It worked so well that when I got home I ordered one to keep at my home QTH for portable jaunts that I go on (it makes a great 40m 1/4-wave vertical with sloping radials).
As for the Quad, it should be somewhat quieter that the equivalent dipole, but proabably doesn't provide any gain. The name makes sense -- it's a 1-element quad, as opposed to more elements or being a delta loop.
Get it, test the hell out of it and write up a good review. Good luck!
I always thought a Quad required multiple elements, like a Yagi. At least everyone I’ve ever seen has 3, 4 or 5 of them. I’ve even seen 8 element quads for VHF. Meh that’s a minor point. I think I will attempt to do just what you said.