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So I received the antenna, put it together and mounted it at 27' on the flat. Dx has been quiet lately but did make a couple of contacts. Facing southwest I talked to a station in Maryland and one in the Bahamas. Both stations said the dipole was clearer and stronger than the ground plane, as I...

Wow, Marconi thanks. Its a little much for me understand, but I truly appreciate it. I ordered the antenna, and when it arrives I'll mount it on a 20' push up poll to set swr's. Then I'll mount it as high as I can. I think I can get it around 43'. That's the height of my tower, and I have 7' of...

Feel free. I love to gain all the knowledge about things I'm interested in. I appreciate your effort and like you said. We can all learn from this. And, like your signature says that goodness for Mothernature. But, I still want things to work at there best. Like I say. The best is the least...

Just got the go ahead from the boss. It will be mounted at 36'. Now just have to figure out where to buy one. And, do you's think 50' of mini8 coax will be o.k or should I get 213. I had 64' of mini8 on the ground plane, and switched it out for 213. The only difference I saw was in my pocketbook

Thanks for everyones replies. So what I think your saying HommerBB is that you did have this dipole mounted of to the side of your tower with very little swr reflect from the tower. Correct? So, like I posted earlier. I'd like to mount it off the south/west side of the tower around 36'. I...

I'm the same. Love dx and not so much on the local. Actually there are no locals up here. I can't take my tower down to mount the horizontal antenna (whichever it may be) because there is a pool now in its path. And I don't think I'm that interested in climbing up 50' to try and mount a rotor...

Actually its 74'. The imax works excellent at the height. I only talk dx aind believe me it talks. i havent bought anything yet. I agree for 50 more why not a 3 element. Theses are just thoughts and ideas.

I wonder how it would work mounted on my tower at about 40'. My tower is 50' but my Imax is on top. I was thinking of maybe a 6' pipe mounted off the side of the tower facing south, with the antenna mounted to that. So the middle of the antenna would be 6' from the tower. Do you think the tower...

Anyone have any experience with this antenna on the flat. The wifes really against a beam. Just wondering how it would compare to my ground plane in dx.

please post comments about this antenna when you get it up and running. I'm looking to maybe buy one

Thanks for the replies. keep them coming

I'm looking at the maco m103c and the sirio line as well. I live in Ontario, and some winters get lots of ice. I've read that the sirio materials are not as durable as the maco. Is this true. Do any beams come with a so 239 instead of the uhf female connector. For the little extra cost I...

I have an Imax 2000 mounted 50' to the feedpoint. I want to put up a m103 beam at around 30' on the flat. My question is will I see any gain in the flatside m103 at 30' compared to the imax at 50. Or is it a waste of time being so much lower.

I have a galaxy 99 running into a midnight special 700. The radio swings to 10watts on both am and ssb. But, I see almost double the output wattage on ssb. Why is this.

Thanks for the replies. The voltage is always around 13.8 I've had these boxes for a few years now, and they have both served me well. On the 667 It only needs 1/2 a watt key to see 100. On the mf700 a 1 watt key brings me around 100 also. So whats the point of monster swing if the 2290...

I have two boxes with different pills. First a ts667 with 1-2290 x 4-2879. Than a XForce ms700 with 1-1446 x 4-1446. If my radio swings to 8 watts what are the driver pills output numbers. I know what the spec say. 4w in = 80 watts out on a 2290 7w in = 90 watts out on a 1446 So what I'm...

Why do people always want to get every last eitybity watt out of things. IMO 1400 for a 6 pill is more than I'd ever want to see. But then again I'm not made of money and cant afford to replace my equipment all the time. Heck Id be happy with a kw with that box, sure u can get more but like 9c1...

I have a nice little 2 pill. (2879). Have to agree with pa629 they're just as good if not better than the rest. And, I to would buy another. Nice score on the 4x12. What kind of numbers are you seeing out of that monster, and is it for mobile or base application. That would look real good at my...

I think that would be a great little combo. Matched with the right antenna, and you'll be talking.

Actually, I'm very pleased with this fellow I went to yesterday. They call him the Tinman in upstate NY. I took him a couple of radios that were dead to me, and he brought them back to life for a price I was more than happy with. The real kicker is the output numbers he told me they were doing...