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VE2XB
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 30, 2011 06:05
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2 el Cubex quad!!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have had my 2 el Cubex quad for 2 yrs now and I am now a big fan of quads. It is light and has a small boom, 9 ft and small turning radius that fits most city lots. I have been astounded at the performance with it at 35 ft--I can work anything I can hear on 10, 15, 12, 17 and 20m. I use a remote coax switch mounted on the tower and it performs flawlessly on all bands with 70w and I even use 7w at times. Roger, the owner of CUBEX, is a friendly and helpful fellow who I ask questions by phone and email. He is amazing if you need advice or have some technical issues to discuss.
Roger, thanx for making a great quad! Bravo!
mike, ve2xb
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N2SLO
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 20, 2011 17:42
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9 Years Later
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I originally reviewed my Scorpion 8 Element 2M Quad in 2002. I just performed some maintenance on the antenna. The antenna was in great shape. The boom was shedding a little fiberglass. I gave the boom a nice black paint job, and back up on the roof it sits. I have changed polarity to horizontal, and use this antenna in all major VHF contests. Works great. If you go to my QRZ.com home page, you can see it up on the top of my roof. Highly recommended.
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NO9E
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 20, 2011 00:10
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Excellent deal
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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After > 10 years my quad needed some extra fixtures and Roger volunteered to send them in. His support is important as hardware sold in some stores as stainless rusts in a few months. On the other hand, his hardware is time proven. I am happy with my quad. It has monoband gain, is relatively light, and it can be fixed in no time. It is on a roof tower. This way the bottom can easily be accessed for tuning while the center of radiation is higher.
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VE2XB
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 2, 2011 05:44
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2 el quad
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I have had my Cubex Quad since Sept/2010 and it has performed very well despite a very nasty winter here in the North east with lots of snow, ice and hvy winds. It works flawlessly and handles the strong winds here easily. SWR is close to flat.
I only wish it also covered 6m...maybe next model will.
I have worked so much dx it isn't funny. Usually with one call and 70w!
Roger at Cubex is a decent guy and has been very supportive with questions, etc.
Many neighbours have commented that the structure in back on the tower looks like a work of modern art! I have it hidden just above a small tower. You have to look very closely to even see it. I do think it too, looks lovely in the sun and very much like a piece of modern/contemporary art!
73, dx
Mike, ve2xb
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LA4UOA
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 9, 2010 00:20
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dont like snow/ice
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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This is my second review,first one was written in summer,now its winther in Norway.
I still give antenna 5,but it dont like snow/ice,swr goes up very much.
Perhaps better not using bare wire,if you get snow/ice.Antenna came with bare wire.
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N2QQF
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 26, 2010 10:20
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Follow Up
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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This is a follow up to let hams on the fence know how the antenna is performing after one of the worst winters here in the Northeast. I live upstate NY outside NY City and we had a horrible winter this year with plenty of ice storms as well. Well, I am please to report I had not one issue with the antenna at all. I had quite a few scary situations with ice buildup and strong winds and I held my breath and to my surprise there wasn't one moment that I was unable to use my antenna.
I was told by quite a few hams that my antenna would come down in ice and strong winds but this was certainly not the case. I hate to jinx myself but I attribute the success to the quality of materials and construction Roger @ Cubex uses with his antennas. I would never hesitate to buy another one if some unfortunate incident were to occur. If you want a big signal and quite antenna buy a Cubical Quad.
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K4TIN
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 1, 2010 15:26
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10 Meter Expo-Pleasant Memories
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Hastily purchased when I moved out here in 2000 with so much to do and so little time to build antennas. It went together in a few hours and was lashed to half of a rusty old tower left here with a TV rotor.
I have no test equipment to confirm or dispute its performance claims, but I know that many many European and Asian contacts were made--50 watts--and many more at 5.
It was placed behind my barn, then became a victim of my carelessness. So a new boom and a couple spreaders will be ordered this week.
Great little antenna!
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VK5SW
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 22, 2009 22:42
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Great Performer
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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My 2 element HF Cubex Quad is up in the air at 10 metres and performs very well. It's about 3 S-points better than my multiband ground plane and is very quiet on receive. It seems that if you can hear it on the Quad you can usually work it. It gets through very well and anyone considering building one wont be disappointed as the materials supplied are of a high order and the performance is excellent.
www.VK5SW.com
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W8VZ
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 25, 2008 18:28
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Excellent antenna
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I installed the 4 element 10-15-20 antenna and have been very impressed with the signal reports and its performance. It has been up one year and survived an ice storm. I got good support from the manufacturer for the few questions I had.\W8VZ
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W3RXO
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 24, 2008 16:16
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Love my Scorpion 88!!!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Fantastic antenna. Easy to assemble, fantastic performance, outstanding F/B and side rejection. The only way I could be happier would be to stack them and put them up higher.
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