Sincere thanks to Chris for sending us photographs on how he’s strengthened his Gain Master in the areas where we know some have had some issues.
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Hi everyone.
I do radio with my Sirio Gain Master 5/8 since 2011 that I was interested in this type of antenna.
It is true that the working bandwidth of 25.5Mhz up to 30Mhz without using tuning box or gamma match, gives it some versatility on 11 and 10 Meters.
With the internal tuner of my Yaesu Ft-Dx1200, I manage to tune it on the entire band of 12Meters from 24.890 to 24990Mhz.
In AM/FM and SSB, I find it a good performance in RX but in TX it is better not to exceed 400/500 Watts maximum.
Its weak point is the fragility compared to the wind and I had an experience in 2016 following a storm at home in the South of France.
I bought a 2nd Gain Master after this storm and I put a retaining cable with anti UV polyester cord to protect it from the main wind in my QRA and since no more worry.
Yet in winter we sometimes have a week of stormy winds that varies from 80 to 140Km/ h in gusts.
For me it remains a good antenna but in areas with high wind, it must be protected at the risk of changing antenna every 6 months…
73/51 14FA066 Alain South of France.