Mackmobile43, did I ask you about Wolf .64 overall length?

[Marconi]

Mack, I'm going to reinstall my .64 Wolf and I want to re tune it. Did we ever talk about where you measured the overall length from and too. I seem to recall that you or someone else suggested the very bottom of the mounting section was the bottom where Eddie talks about the bottom of the radiator in the instructions. When I figured it out, I found that measurements would only work out base on what Eddie instructed if I measure from the bracket that supports the feed point. If this is fact, the how did it work out so that the tip will be 7" exposed?

If you are the one that suggested the bottom is the bottom, did you have to fiddle with the length any in order to get it to work in the beginning while using the very bottom as the point to measure overall from?

I think you have a New Vector 4000 up for now, so how does it compare to the Wolf?

How say you?

 

[mackmobile43]

The measurements are made from the lowest point of the mounting tube to the tip of the cap hat and depending on the part of the band you want to optimize can be tuned by adjusting the highest point being the last section attached to the cap hat and the total length can be anywhere from 21' 6'' to 22', shorter I suppose if you want to tune into 10 meters or higher.

Don't pay any attention to the 7'' measurement Eddie mentioned, it'll get you close and I think most would be happy with the bandwidth at that length if they were just using the normal cb channels and that's why I tune the length on mine to get me between 10 and 11 meters because that's where most of the over seas dx is at.

As far as any difference between the 2 I could not give a definitive answer to that because the only contacts I made with either was during dx conditions and that's only because I have no locals to compare them with and I know bob's gonna read this and I'll just say that my spouse and child are not what you'd call enthusiastic about my hobby like myself so testing is out of the question.

The Vector so far is as durable as the wolf.64.

 

[Marconi]

Thanks Fredmobile, I hope I didn't get you in trouble with the gang.