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Hello L.C.

Good advice & that's what I'm going to do soon. I ordered the 1 1/4" x 2' delrin rod like you said. That's a better idea than trying to install just a nylon plate. BTW, I forgot about the u-bolts and clamps that would still be in contact with the mast. So delrin rod it is. Say, I was thinking of getting the LM-400 also. Are you running the Stranded core or the Solid core? I want the bigger cable because of the resistance to interference, but I may want to have more power when & if I get my Ham radio & License.

That way I will be able to change right over easier than going through all this again. Make Sense? But before I do switch over, I'll be hopefully enjoying the benefits of clearer reception & less noise & interference and have the same benefits even after I switch to Amateur radio. The ends I have on my RG-8x gray coax are just the regular Joes.

In regards to my Balun, would it be better to have the stranded core on the LM-400 for easier wraps around my pipe? or is the solid core better. Does your LM-400 coax have a solid dielectric or air? Just wondering as the solid dielectric is better if your running a Balun. And stranded might make the wrapping of the coax a little easier. So do you have the newer Astroplane? or the old Avanti Astroplane? I was thinking of getting the newer version myself. I just might get one later I liked it so much. I wished I would have just got one of them or a Maco or something other than A fiberglass antenna. I was wary of them before. Seems like it's taking much more money to upgrade when I could have just bought an aluminum antenna from the get-go that I don't have to constantly modify or update. Ya know? I think you do. Ain't dat a beeg 10-4!

<blockquote data-quote="cominatyalive" data-source="post: 155580" data-attributes="member: 10541">Hello L.C. Good advice &amp; that&#039;s what I&#039;m going to do soon. I ordered the 1 1/4&quot; x 2&#039; delrin rod like you said. That&#039;s a better idea than trying to install just a nylon plate. BTW, I forgot about the u-bolts and clamps that would still be in contact with the mast. So delrin rod it is. Say, I was thinking of getting the LM-400 also. Are you running the Stranded core or the Solid core? I want the bigger cable because of the resistance to interference, but I may want to have more power when &amp; if I get my Ham radio &amp; License. That way I will be able to change right over easier than going through all this again. Make Sense? But before I do switch over, I&#039;ll be hopefully enjoying the benefits of clearer reception &amp; less noise &amp; interference and have the same benefits even after I switch to Amateur radio. The ends I have on my RG-8x gray coax are just the regular Joes. In regards to my Balun, would it be better to have the stranded core on the LM-400 for easier wraps around my pipe? or is the solid core better. Does your LM-400 coax have a solid dielectric or air? Just wondering as the solid dielectric is better if your running a Balun. And stranded might make the wrapping of the coax a little easier. So do you have the newer Astroplane? or the old Avanti Astroplane? I was thinking of getting the newer version myself. I just might get one later I liked it so much. I wished I would have just got one of them or a Maco or something other than A fiberglass antenna. I was wary of them before. Seems like it&#039;s taking much more money to upgrade when I could have just bought an aluminum antenna from the get-go that I don&#039;t have to constantly modify or update. Ya know? I think you do. Ain&#039;t dat a beeg 10-4!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cominatyalive, post: 155580, member: 10541"] Hello L.C. Good advice & that's what I'm going to do soon. I ordered the 1 1/4" x 2' delrin rod like you said. That's a better idea than trying to install just a nylon plate. BTW, I forgot about the u-bolts and clamps that would still be in contact with the mast. So delrin rod it is. Say, I was thinking of getting the LM-400 also. Are you running the Stranded core or the Solid core? I want the bigger cable because of the resistance to interference, but I may want to have more power when & if I get my Ham radio & License. That way I will be able to change right over easier than going through all this again. Make Sense? But before I do switch over, I'll be hopefully enjoying the benefits of clearer reception & less noise & interference and have the same benefits even after I switch to Amateur radio. The ends I have on my RG-8x gray coax are just the regular Joes. In regards to my Balun, would it be better to have the stranded core on the LM-400 for easier wraps around my pipe? or is the solid core better. Does your LM-400 coax have a solid dielectric or air? Just wondering as the solid dielectric is better if your running a Balun. And stranded might make the wrapping of the coax a little easier. So do you have the newer Astroplane? or the old Avanti Astroplane? I was thinking of getting the newer version myself. I just might get one later I liked it so much. I wished I would have just got one of them or a Maco or something other than A fiberglass antenna. I was wary of them before. Seems like it's taking much more money to upgrade when I could have just bought an aluminum antenna from the get-go that I don't have to constantly modify or update. Ya know? I think you do. Ain't dat a beeg 10-4! [/QUOTE]

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