First let me thank everyone who's helped me with this and all the other issues I've had.
The swr is 1.1:1.
I made sevral contacts from 30 to 60 miles with great reports.
I've yet to make any skip contacts as there isn't any coming in.
I must say I notice big differance between the old a99 and the newly installed I max 2000. Much quieter on the ears. The hiss I thought was normal for a double conversation front end is practically gone.
The two stations I was familiar with while using the a99 have gained close to 2 s-units.
I'm very happy and wish I'd started with the I max or changed the a99 sooner.
In my case the I max is a huge improvement.
With the a99 the swr warning light would blink on my madison with my modulation (while using my amp. Any amp) even lthough the swr on the two meters I switched between to check wheather it was rising into the danger area stayed in the safe range. It was always in 1.3-1.4:1. I'm assuming it was caused by the antenna (a99) itself or the fact I had stray rf coming in the shack through my feedline.
What ever caused it has stopped with the I max. Wheather this is because the imax has an rf cchoke (MFj 915) installed I may never know because the MFj 915 was installed upon the installation of the antenna.
All I know is that the I max 2000 is working excellent.
Of cause I'd be happier if it were 40' in the air or atlest above the roof line but at 12' off the ground it's working so much better than the a99 at the same height, and will i will not be touching it for any reason unless it needs to be, touched that is, i won't be going anywhere near it. I'm looking forward to shooting some skip but that s up to atmospheric conditions. Thank y'all. I very much appreciate all the help I get from you people.
The swr is 1.1:1.
I made sevral contacts from 30 to 60 miles with great reports.
I've yet to make any skip contacts as there isn't any coming in.
I must say I notice big differance between the old a99 and the newly installed I max 2000. Much quieter on the ears. The hiss I thought was normal for a double conversation front end is practically gone.
The two stations I was familiar with while using the a99 have gained close to 2 s-units.
I'm very happy and wish I'd started with the I max or changed the a99 sooner.
In my case the I max is a huge improvement.
With the a99 the swr warning light would blink on my madison with my modulation (while using my amp. Any amp) even lthough the swr on the two meters I switched between to check wheather it was rising into the danger area stayed in the safe range. It was always in 1.3-1.4:1. I'm assuming it was caused by the antenna (a99) itself or the fact I had stray rf coming in the shack through my feedline.
What ever caused it has stopped with the I max. Wheather this is because the imax has an rf cchoke (MFj 915) installed I may never know because the MFj 915 was installed upon the installation of the antenna.
All I know is that the I max 2000 is working excellent.
Of cause I'd be happier if it were 40' in the air or atlest above the roof line but at 12' off the ground it's working so much better than the a99 at the same height, and will i will not be touching it for any reason unless it needs to be, touched that is, i won't be going anywhere near it. I'm looking forward to shooting some skip but that s up to atmospheric conditions. Thank y'all. I very much appreciate all the help I get from you people.
