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I believe this is the worst and yet best post I have read to date. Sure is generous of you Dealer. God bless you my friend.

I know no one that i knew back in the 70's or 80's ever isolated any kind of cb antenna. And with good reason in my opinion! I just went through this with my Imax and GP kit, isolated everything, five wrap choke balun and all the other majic tricks some post to have positive results with...

Won't hurt to try it, and it's cheaper than a new mic. If you know anyone with the Sky thumper 65-DX I recommend you try and borrow it for a bit. I have found they offer close to the same deep tone as a real RK 56 but also offer alot more audio, they claim 30% more. I have found that Billybob...

Found one. Thanks

Tired of checking Ebay everyday. Looking for the Aries A-SWR 460,Workman or the Radio Shack MTA-20 digital SWR/Watt meter. Thanks Tim

The meter is no longer in production, he bought it off Ebay. Forget about it, I look twice a day for one.

Update: cross post from another thread. Well as most know, I have been fighting with the isolation and choke/balun with my Imax at 58' in the air. Today is the day to remedy that, so here I am at the very top plate of my 40' tower, hanging on with one hand and cuting the black tape away from...

Well, the few I was talking with before claim I went from hard to hear at 20-30 miles to "7-9 on my meter" not very scientific but, I sure am hearing and talking to ALOT of people I never knew were out there. I can honestly say I would never recommend isolating the Imax 2000! This little...

Odd, With my Connex Saturn CX-33SSB everyone says the ST-65 sounds best and i have tryed all the mics listed and more except the RF Limited CR577. I guess it all comes down to what the user sounds best using.

Thanks guys. I have set it in the closet for now, I do not have a factory 4 watt radio to push it with. Would it cause much harm using it with a new Connex saturn base? 1.7 watts swinging to 60 on the lowest setting.

Great. Thanks guys, I'll run it as is.

Well as most know, I have been fighting with the isolation and choke/balun with my Imax at 58' in the air. Today is the day to remedy that, so here I am at the very top plate of my 40' tower, hanging on with one hand and cuting the black tape away from the mast that was under the PVC with the...

I agree. Thanks for the help!

The choke is part of the feedline and the loop you see coming down is coming from the feed point, It is as it appears....incorrect as I am learning. I did do one thing right though. I placed all the PVC pieces in the microwave with a shot glass of water for 50 seconds, the water boiled but the...

Well it looks like I will be going up a couple more times, as I have no test equipment and must rely on trial and error:redface: I will eliminate the balum and look for any change before I ground the antenna. With my limited knowledge and equipment I wish I would have just followed the...

Thanks again guys. It appears the majority run the 2000's as they are designed to be ran (not isolated) When it warms up to 28* monday, I will head up that tower one more time to remove all the isolation material and my not so functioning ugly balun, I would have went tighter on the coil/balun...

Klondike, could you resize your pic? That thing's a monster. Marconi you are correct, I was up till 3:30 this morning talking with five other operators all between 8 and 30 miles with good reports but, at 30 miles with a new Connex saturn CX-33SSB I was dropping off pretty bad. The first man...

Thank you Marconi. Back to the drawing board:sad:.

Klondike Mike, I'm guessing here but, yours is grounded like it is supposed to be. I have been up and down my 40' tower for the last 3 hours while blowing in the wind and hanging on with one hand trying to figure out just what is wrong with this thing. I'm happy I am home alone so no one can...

AHHHHHHH! It is safe to say I am not impressed. I was talking just as good with the rg8x and 102 whip thrown up on my roof. Was I led astray with isolating the antenna theory? Everything checks out good but twenty miles is about it for range. This sucks!!:crying: