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I think you would be surprised how much custom telescopic fiberglass radomes actually cost. The design of the GM prevents it from being manufactured in fully conductive aluminum tubing. Interesting how you like the coil on the S-827 considering it is an open matching coil that be much more susceptible to water. Funny thing is the VSWR stay stable on that antenna too in rain, ice, and snow. Your grip with cost is understandable but another $70 for something you'll use for many years is worth the signal and lack of RFI. Besides, someone has to pay for all the engineering and international patents that a quality design carries with it.

[QUOTE="Shockwave, post: 289387, member: 10882"] I think you would be surprised how much custom telescopic fiberglass radomes actually cost. The design of the GM prevents it from being manufactured in fully conductive aluminum tubing. Interesting how you like the coil on the S-827 considering it is an open matching coil that be much more susceptible to water. Funny thing is the VSWR stay stable on that antenna too in rain, ice, and snow. Your grip with cost is understandable but another $70 for something you'll use for many years is worth the signal and lack of RFI. Besides, someone has to pay for all the engineering and international patents that a quality design carries with it. [/QUOTE]

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