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Rohn tilt plates are not constructed all that strong.
They actually recommend raising the tower WITHOUT
the antenna being mounted on it when using there
hinge plates. What good is that?
4 years ago i purchsed one of Rohns plates. But, was
afraid to use it after seeing how it was...
Yeah, beams can be a strange animal sometimes.
Only worked beams for a short 5-6 months.
I still like and prefer the Omni groundplanes.
What Freq/s are you running for talking DX
Marconi???
In my local area here all cb beam owners have them
mounted Verticle. Except 1 guy who has a PDL-2.
Jo-Gunn 5 conventional, Jo-Gunn 4 Conventional.
We are all about 3 miles apart.
I out-talk them all in DX with my I-10K almost everytime.
The guy with the PDL-2 runs his on the verticle side...
The shooting Star is similar to the Old Moonraker 4 beam.
Had a Shooting Star before, they work good.
Yes, you can tune them on the ground. Get bottom verticle elements as high as you can off ground and away from objects. You might want to leave some of the bottom verticle elements off, then...
Look for a used PDL-2 beam on auction sites. Much better
construction than the S.E. beam.
Jo-Gunn makes a 2 element. But, there beams are expensive.
Better off going with MasterChief advice.
Radio Shack sells a guy wire ring that slides over there mast.
Any hardware store carries turnbuckles, groundwire, groundwire clamps. They should have everything you need.
Ace, Lowes, ect
Hi Marconi, Were they tested in 2 different locations
or the exact same location for both antennas???
Never mind...LOL... I checked out your pics. COOL!
I have to run one antenna here, then mount the other
antenna in the exact same location as only a few feet
here throws off the testing due...
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