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Size Matters - An A99 question......

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No SWR Problems with my A99.
 
Looks good. Of course mine may be one of those oddball badly made ones. I've had it like 2 years. Never been perfect.

I was just saying what I had to do with mine. The op may get lucky with a good one.
 
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My A99 is mounted with the original U-bolts that came with the antenna. I don't remember what diameter the mast is without measuring it. It has just been up for about a year now and has been problem free...thus far. o_O Seems to work just fine for what it is.
 
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Portions of my mast are painted. Maybe that's another thing I should look at.

Not a clean connection between the U-Clamp or the mast sections. All sections are screwed together but where the antenna mounts to the mast is painted.
 
Cb , mine are painted also , no screws just clamps . I have NP's but it's grounded well .W/out looking back is antenna isolated from mast ? Mine is Not ! But I have Np's , might want to try that .
 
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Cb , mine are painted also , no screws just clamps . I have NP's but it's grounded well .W/out looking back is antenna isolated from mast ? Mine is Not ! But I have Np's , might want to try that .

What's a NP?

My is not isolated, just u-bolt to mast. At bottom of mast is my ground and rod.

I'll run as is I have super stupid schedule as ex just abandoned my mobile home in PA and now my bills just shot thru roof by extra $400/month
 
Cb , Sorry about the Np thing , Ralph explained it . Wow I thought I was Pc Illiterate .:LOL: Ralph has a few years on me & he knows ! You know how I learned ? Yup ! I Googled all that crap !:whistle::whistle: . Like said mine is not isolated , & I have Np's ( That's been explained :) ) I've read on here over the years people have issues , I'm not saying this will solve your problem but you might want to try a piece of rubber mounted on the mast where base attaches or even a piece of wood as last resort , just keep base of A-99 away from mast . In no way am I saying it will solve your problem ... but it's a place to start .
 

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