Don't under estimate the Francis 8' fiberglass whip

[psycho]

I have a Predator 27" shaft 10K on the toolbox and ran a comparison test between the 10K and a 8' Francis whip.
The 10K had 2% reflect and the Francis had 1% reflect plus the Francis actually beat the 10K by 1/4 of an S unit. :shock:
Great antennas if you run 1kw peak power or less.
That amazed me.

 

[Switch Kit]

them ole fish'in poles have been kick'in a$$ for many many years psycho !! ran one on a 81 Mustang for years. To bad they don't make them no more. no surprise the there

 

[Master Chief]

Its often been stated that the best mobile antenna is a FULL SIZE whip; Francis or otherwise!

As awesome as the Predator is, it is still a loaded whip.


I have a brand new Francis Amazer here that I will never get rid of! The famous "Triple Quarter Wave" antenna! http://www.rfwiz.com/Francis/FrancisAntennas.htm

http://www.firecommunications.com/francis/

 

[Lazybones1222]

I use the ole' trusty 102" steel whip. I have resisted the "it's a 10k world". A coil is a compromise. Full length is best. Just ask her.

 

[skirtchaser]

well...DUH!

Man have I had a few battles here over the years regarding these antennas. Freecell and I worked up a killer beast with three of these a few years ago and quite a few operators still use "gattling gun"
This antenna WILL make a mess out of coils in any real world tests period. A TRUE colinnear array in the spirit of the antron. probably the best mobile antenna ever made. They just dont LOOK cool and make some out of work lathe operator beer money. They also RECIEVE. If you cant hear em' you can't work em'
Let the games begin.......AGAIN!!
Punchin' out