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| Reviews Summary for Cubex Scorpion II |
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Reviews: 12
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Average rating: 4.8/5
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MSRP: $109.95 plus $12 s&h
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Description: All fiberglass construction 8 elm 2m quad,gain 14+ dBi, elements 21" wide, boom 90" long(installed),7 lbs weight.
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More info: http://www.cubex.com
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WR0F
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 1, 2009 10:26
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Very nice Antenna
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Our big VHF SSB/CW station has been down all summer so we had to rely on one of these at 25 ft off the ground.
This last July 29th 2009 we had a tremendous E Skip opening to the East Coast . Maine ,VT,CT,DEL,NY,NJ,VA,MASS,Pa, Quebec Canada and a few others
With my old Reliable FT 736R and 170 watts and this 8 Element Cubical Quad we worked 38 stations in less than 90 minutes horizontal polarity.
I have used this antenna to work tropo in excess of 700 miles .
The only negative is they could easily make this a dual polarity FM /SSB vertical Horizontal if they had 2 driven element loops .
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KD5RDY
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Rating: 3/5
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Apr 21, 2009 20:28
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2 years later
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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After living with this antenna 2 years, I can tell you that it's nothing special. I compared the Scorpion II quad to a Hustler G7-144 vertical. No contest, the G7-177 wins on TX and RX. There are some construction issues with the cubex speaders. One broke after normal use.
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KD5RDY
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 11, 2007 22:21
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Change of Heart
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Ok, I admit that my previous post of the Cubex Scorpion II was harsh. After useing it a bit longer, I have changed my opinion. It IS a fine antenna with lots of gain! As far as the construction goes, only time will tell if it survives some wind and sun.
GOOD 2-METER QUAD!
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N2SLO
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 2, 2007 15:07
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Excellent - Follow-up
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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This is a 4 + year follow-up. See my review below from 2002. I am not sure what the amateur in Texas problems are specifically, but my QUAD still performs the way it did almost 5 years ago. I can hit repeaters in tropo openings over 800+ miles away (ON FM!)The antenna has great rejection, and clearly outperforms my Comet GP 9 which claims to have 9db gain by at least 2-3 S units. The SWR lately is a little high around 147.000, so I probably need some maintenance and review of all the parts. Mine is up 35feet on my roof.I have no idea on recent quality control since Norm sold the business 2 years ago...
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N6BIZ
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 1, 2007 22:56
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excellent
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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i had one the antenna is great out performed any vertical i had for 2 meters
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KI4KGU
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 30, 2006 20:29
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gud ant es cool signal !!
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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Up at 35 feet on chimney, a stacked Scorpion II 8-ele 2M Quad. Can't get any better, I feed between 5 and 200 Watt's into this monster and people near and far can hear me well....simplex is fun with this setup, 300 miles plus full scale and more, I love it. Kinda difficult to contact Cubex, but they are moving and having a lot of stress going on, great company, great product !! And VERY affordable, a simple Quad!!
My HF Quad will be a Cubex!!
KI4KGU
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VE6BKB
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 16, 2005 00:51
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A Great Quad !
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I bought mine two years ago - it took about 2 hours to assemble. I've only got it up 15 feet high, and it's aimed at a repeater 75 miles from here, and I can consistently work the repeater with 5 watts power. I feed the quad with 440 ohm. open wire line, and order to do this, I have two - 1/4 wave matching sections of 300 ohm. twin lead (in parallel)between the feedpoint and the 440 ohm. line, and at the shack, I have a single 1/4 wave 300 ohm. matching section, and then a 1/2 wave coaxial balun between the line and the rig. I plan on putting the quad up on my 80 foot tower in the near future.
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KD5TTZ
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Rating: 5/5
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May 23, 2005 09:29
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Excelent Antenna
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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I purchased (2) of the Scorpion II antennas with the cross boom and harness. At first there was a small mix up. I contacted Cubex, advised them of the problem, and was fixed up and ready to go in no time at all. The people over at Cubex are very polite and eager to help with any problem or answer any question that you may have.
I mounted the Scorpion II antennas at 100' up. Connected the coax, and I was in for a suprise.
I herd repeaters that I didn't know existed, great reports simplex from stations 250 miles away.
All I can say is that if you are looking for a good Quad type VHF antenna, look no further.
Just call Mr. Norm over at Cubex. He will get ya fixed up.
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M3SKF
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Rating: 5/5
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May 14, 2003 12:30
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QUAD-DRA- MANIA-A
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Got mine up & running at 1200ft asl,very light & easy to rotate,5/9 into Ireland on 5 watts ssb.Solid construction very easy to use for /p takes me 10 mins to put up & down on my mast,Cubex does it again..well done lads.
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PA5LS
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 23, 2002 17:26
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Still A-OK !
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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It's been nearly two years since I put my Scorpions up, and last week I made an inspection: still very sound and mechanically in top order. Operation has been flawless. (see my previous review as PE1OBG).
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