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    Galaxy 2547 vs. cobra 2000

    6900 board and 3600 board both use the same 2sc1674-2sc1675 receive transistors and with a proper alignment would be hard to notice the difference,if the cobra was a uniden board might be a slight edge but to close to notice likely.
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    3cx10000 Ouput Test

    pep is a pointless use of measurement ,this test is inconclusive at best and not believable as far as i am concerned i think you are right shock hes dumping an am radio into an amplifier with pep am 25000 slug readings into a dummy load rated at less than half?and we did not get to see either of...
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    Antenna Opinions Please

    i am afraid i have to disagree and i am not sure how you came to that conclusion?i did by swapping antennas and testing to locations 50-70 miles away the maco is 19 1/2 feet long on cb band my imax with 102 in whip is 24 1/2 feet that is 5 feet difference and i dont see how all ground planes 5/8...
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    1/4 wave dipole.

    if you could get that thing in a tree you would be one happy camper!
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    maco 5/8 to maco .64

    look booty twins.
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    sigma 5/8

    oops?
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    sigma 5/8

    you mean one of these?wish i had one.
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    1/4 wave dipole.

    after my imax snapped i hung this one with a piece of bamboo and my 20 foot mast.worked as good if not better than my antron i had up there before.
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    imax 2000 with maco gpk kit or homebrew

    ttyl?pokeroo pokeroo.
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    imax 2000 with maco gpk kit or homebrew

    on the mast as close to the bracket as i could get about 1/8 inch.
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    SIRIO 27 tornado base antenna

    lol mr doug not to mention pretty much the best antenna out there is a sirio!as for looking at the pictures of that tornado and owning the maco myself which is built like an erector set i must say for the most part build wise that tornado blows the maco out the water lol!
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    imax 2000 with maco gpk kit or homebrew

    thats not mine hotrod but this one is!this is the end result.top section 102 stainless making the radiator 23 feet and the overall antenna 24 1/2 feet.the maco ground planes are stretched out to 104 inches each,that was stretching.as for the match it was not affected at all.i dont have an...
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    imax 2000 with maco gpk kit or homebrew

    this is more like a reference i have a imax 20 feet off my chimney with two sections of 10 ft mast and no ground.in the back yard i have a spare maco 5/8 with a hub and 4-10ft ground planes.i was thinking of setting the hub at the bottom by the feedline and i was not sure about whether i should...
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    imax 2000 with maco gpk kit or homebrew

    has anyone tried this or like this picture!
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    maco 5/8 to maco .64

    thanks for the reply booty thats a a nice looking antenna.
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    maco 5/8 to maco .64

    hey booty that almost looks like a sigma 5/8 which was a great performing antenna.
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    Is MACO V/58 OMNI DIRECTIONAL CB ANTENNA Any good

    mainly watch the swr when it drys out might be fine if not,forget about it must be dry for accurate reading.then you can tune it trust me been there done that lol.
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    Is MACO V/58 OMNI DIRECTIONAL CB ANTENNA Any good

    yes turn it all the way to the end if it doesnt go to the end try increasing your power to get a better reading.
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    Is MACO V/58 OMNI DIRECTIONAL CB ANTENNA Any good

    as long as its working like i said good antenna unless it rains then it gets thrown all off but otherwise works great i had my maco stretched out to almost 22 ft check out the article maco 5/8s to maco .64.
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    Is MACO V/58 OMNI DIRECTIONAL CB ANTENNA Any good

    well thats great i am glad your match came down anyway.