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    best 11meter vertical ever, period.

    How high is your I-10K to feedpoint BOB85??? Mine right now is 18 1/2 ft. But, will be 47ft soon. I do more local talking than Dxing. But, enjoy dxing. As for you guys Sigma 4 discussion on angle of radiation and such i will just sit back and read. As i do not know the answers to make an...
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    best 11meter vertical ever, period.

    I also remember it being 27ft. I'll never forget that as a friend and i put it together inside my apartment...LOL... My ex-wife came home early from work that day and through a royal fit. To make matters worse, we neglected to measure my doorway and the darn hoop wouldn't fit out the...
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    best 11meter vertical ever, period.

    I'll let you know about the tubing when i see it again as i just can't remember. I know it was made by sirio though.
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    CUBEX ANTENNAS

    I never used a Cubex beam, i have seen there website. I have never known of anybody or talked to anyone that uses them. Looks like they can be fed only Horz or only verticle. Where S.E. Quads can use 2 coaxs to switch back and forth between Vert and Horz. I have a White Lightning S.E. Quad...
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    best 11meter vertical ever, period.

    I once owned a copy of the Sigma 4 back in the 1980's. Good performimg antenna, but, high winds broke the top section off twice, so, i sold it to my friend who fixed it up. He passed away, but, his kids still have the antenna inside there attic. I'm going pick it up soon and just for...
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    Thanks Jay in the Mojave

    All my RFI and TVI problems i had with the Imax does not exist with the I-10k. I can now run 70 watts DK swinging 150 watts on am with the I-10k with no problems.
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    Signal Engineering antennas

    I played with my S.E. Quad a couple of days ago. Your ideas were very helpful as i got it to tune back in correctly. Thanks!
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    Thanks Jay in the Mojave

    I set my Swr's at 10 ft off ground. Then i raised it up to about 18 1/2 ft and they lowered a bit more. Putting it on a tower, the final height will be around 47-48 ft to feedpoint. Haven't tested it to much on the transmit side, but, recieve is awesome. At 18 1/2 ft it is outperforming my...
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    Thanks Jay in the Mojave

    Bob 85, Whats your bandspread on your I-10k??? I set mine for 27.505, since i'm there 98% of the time.
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    Does coax length really matter when tuning?

    I only run 6 ft of coax in my Mazda...LOL 1.1 Swrs and seems to work good.
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    Signal Engineering antennas

    No not yet, spent my time assembling my I-10K. Today i'm taking it easy. Going to try and work on S>E Beam tomorrow for sure.
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    Thanks Jay in the Mojave

    I live in a hilly mountainous area here in PA. My I-10k crushes my Imax.
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    Thanks Jay in the Mojave

    I got my I-10k together today, set it for 27.505. 1.0.1 SWRS....Whooooo Weeeeeee This thing smokes! Worth every penny i paid for it as far as i'm concerned! Now this is an antenna.... JIM
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    Barjan buys Solorcon

    I recently found out that DAS has bought solorcon. Not Barjan.
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    Thanks Jay in the Mojave

    Hi HighMiller, I just heard Solarcon got bought out my another company. Wilson Antennas were just bought out also by some other company.
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    Signal Engineering antennas

    Ok, will do.....thanks
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    Thanks Jay in the Mojave

    Just think how many times that poor amp had to ride in a bumpy truck>>>>LOL Glad you got it working good!
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    whew... Imax 2000 Up 150'... Smokin'!!

    You could clear coat your fiberglass antenna to hold up longer....
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    Thanks Jay in the Mojave

    yeah, there's alot of people in my area that still run old tube radios. I have never owned a tube radio.
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    Thanks Jay in the Mojave

    KLV 1000 sound good and clean. You should like it.