If anyone is still reading this thread, so I don't have to make a new one.
I hated this Y quad and got rid of it.
I have an Antron 99 about 50 feet on my tower that I discussed previously, that I WAS going to add my beam to before I scrapped the project. The A99 has been there about a year and a half and has given me zero issues. The SWRs have been flat. Ive done a lot of talking on it.
But a recent windstorm has bent my pipe pretty good. I didnt have it guyed. Plus the trees have grown up really close to it. The weekend after next we are going to drop the tower. I am adding about 20 feet of pipe with 2 layers of guys for added sturdiness, and am upgrading the RG8U with some LMR-400.
Im just wondering if I should replace this A99 with something else. Ive never had anything else, so I cant really compare. The old ado "if it aint broke, don't fix it" comes to mind. But on the other hand, I don't want to drop this tower again for years if I don't have to, so if something needs upgraded id rather spend a little now.
Im just wanting some opinions from more experienced radio operators. Im hearing theres little difference between the A99 and its brother the Imax 2000. But I know there are other choices out there. I do a lot of talking to truck drivers on the interstate which I live 6 miles from, that is my main focus, but I talk skip whenever it rolls in also. And there is a local group 35 miles north that I talk to, but recently they have dropped quite a bit and a couple of them used to be clear are now faint and scratchy.
Any opinion is welcome
