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Had a maco 5/8 for 8 years and loved it. I gave it to a friend who needed a antenna and got an A99 for mounting above a 10 meter beam I was building. The A99 was a used one from a friend and after sanding and painting it was put up where the maco was 36ft to feedpoint. I was surprised it worked almost as well as the maco!

Well a friend had his Imax 2000 destroyed by lightning so When he asked if I want one to and I thoght I would try it. I ordered one and put it up in place of the A99. I see better rec and transmit so now as soon as the rotor is back will be just above the beam.

I can tell you that the A99 did well on 6-10-12-15-17 and 20 with my LDG AT7000 tuner. I can do the same with the Imax 2000 but my swr is a bit high on 6.

I made tons of contacts all over the world with both antennas. I am very pleased with the price and performance.

AP

<blockquote data-quote="airplane1" data-source="post: 298958" data-attributes="member: 155">Had a maco 5/8 for 8 years and loved it. I gave it to a friend who needed a antenna and got an A99 for mounting above a 10 meter beam I was building. The A99 was a used one from a friend and after sanding and painting it was put up where the maco was 36ft to feedpoint. I was surprised it worked almost as well as the maco!Well a friend had his Imax 2000 destroyed by lightning so When he asked if I want one to and I thoght I would try it. I ordered one and put it up in place of the A99. I see better rec and transmit so now as soon as the rotor is back will be just above the beam.I can tell you that the A99 did well on 6-10-12-15-17 and 20 with my LDG AT7000 tuner. I can do the same with the Imax 2000 but my swr is a bit high on 6. I made tons of contacts all over the world with both antennas. I am very pleased with the price and performance.AP</blockquote>

[QUOTE="airplane1, post: 298958, member: 155"] Had a maco 5/8 for 8 years and loved it. I gave it to a friend who needed a antenna and got an A99 for mounting above a 10 meter beam I was building. The A99 was a used one from a friend and after sanding and painting it was put up where the maco was 36ft to feedpoint. I was surprised it worked almost as well as the maco! Well a friend had his Imax 2000 destroyed by lightning so When he asked if I want one to and I thoght I would try it. I ordered one and put it up in place of the A99. I see better rec and transmit so now as soon as the rotor is back will be just above the beam. I can tell you that the A99 did well on 6-10-12-15-17 and 20 with my LDG AT7000 tuner. I can do the same with the Imax 2000 but my swr is a bit high on 6. I made tons of contacts all over the world with both antennas. I am very pleased with the price and performance. AP [/QUOTE]

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