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Reviews For: M2 7-10-30LP8

Category: Antennas: HF: Yagi, Quad, Rotary dipole, LPDA

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Review Summary For : M2 7-10-30LP8
Reviews: 13MSRP: 1,418.00
Description:
8-element, 7-band Log-periodic beam
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.m2inc.com/
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KG6EPV Rating: 2002-08-18
another 5, well deserved Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
if you ever see one of these close up, you will buy one. beautifully machined parts thruout. built to last a lifetime. no cheesy clamps here. worth every penny and more. i love this antenna and recommend it highly. for a little more m2 will send you kevlar support guys instead of the nylon. m2 is tops in my book. excellent customer service. 73 de kg6epv
K6RIM Rating: 2001-12-19
Outstanding! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
QTH is atop a 1,000 foot hill, which occasionally gets some serious wind. By serious. I mean gusts as high as 100 mph. Beams with rivets simply do not last through the winter (gave up on riveted beams after two suffered the same fate).

Around two years ago, put up the M2 7-10-30LP8 and an Orion rotor. The log (and rotor) are built like a proverbial battleship, and have easily survived some brutal weather conditions.

Additionally, I am extremely pleased with the results achieved with the log. And it's great to have real gain on the WARC bands. 40 meters plays very well, although gain is nominal.

Finally, customer service couldn't be any finer than you will receive from Mike and Matt Staal and their associates. They quickly respond to your needs and make sure that any problems are resolved.

I highly recommend M2 and its products.


N3SKO Rating: 2000-08-27
Nice antenna! Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
I installed (with a lot of help) an M2 log for my Army MARS/SHARES station. The picture above was taken at my location. The bandwidth of the antenna is a great help, especially in Automatic Link Establishment mode. I feed it with a Harris RF-350K transceiver and RF-355 500 watt linear. The RF-355 tuner has no problems matching to the M2 HF log.

It has withstood some pretty good winds. The only problem that I have had was with the rotator.

Assembly was reasonably straightforward, although the manual could have been better. It was complete, which says a lot for the manufacturer's QC. LOTS of small hardware, but didn't need to make a single trip to the hardware store.

I will definitely look at M2 for my next beam.