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Well, the Sweet 16 Qty. available from Ranch likely got slimmer. First lets talk bout the shipping....Good grief they could of airdropped this unit & it would of survived thanks to Ranch's packing! Regarding the unit itself, I am thoroughly impressed w/ the quality of the work & the reports so...
Henry, Thank you for the response. I prefer your Direct Connect suggestion & agree 100% that a Gamma can mask loss. I forwarded your comments to my buddy 311 & he is going to get some measurements.
Correct, it will be a horizontal orientation not set vertically. Elements have been cleaned and placed. But dimensioning is of question because we have no instructions or schematic. So we're kind of guessing somewhat on placement. Granted there are wear marks to follow. If, if it was assembled...
Got a buddy of mine trying to rebuild his father's six element hornet his father is silent key. Does anybody have a schematic as well we have no gamma for the antenna. Any all help would be appreciated thank you.
What I have learned.
Utilize top notch coax
Shortest transmission line & jumpers you need.
I see more gains keeping lines short as possible in lieu of "tuning stubs".
Nice, You know it is helpful to see these pics. I like the rebar!
I am working on the details now, hopefully have some pics soon.
Thank You for the info!
Ok so change of plans (because it is a Maxx 2000
NO midpoint ground of Coax.
NO PolyPhaser.
Choke or No Choke? I say Choke. Is their a downside to the Choke?
I guess I should take this somewhere else stead of high jacking the thread.
Where should I take this line of questions for new setup...
New Newbie Build.
So when I attach the LMR400 to the MAXX2000 I will use a midpoint ground system to ground Coax to Mast, then go 18-24" down from antenna connection and do a 8 turn 8" Choke.
So I make this first assembly & null this out based on every other 1/2 Wave measurement.
So first...
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