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OK, I purchased the Imax-2000 which is a 5/8 wave antenna. There are 2 options
for a ground plane kit: 1. First is a four fiberglass 6 foot radials, angled down (appears 45 degrees), as seen he http://www.durhamradio.com/s/custome...at=1684&page=1 2. This is another kit. It has four aluminum 7 foot radials. This is horizontal, and not angeled, as seen he http://www.majestic-comm.com/product...rsupply/Boomer Which one would be better? Vinnie S. |
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On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 17:53:15 -0400, Vinnie the Helpless Ham
wrote: snip Which one would be better? http://www.bencher.com/pdf_download.html Scroll down to "Tech Notes" at the bottom. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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![]() "Frank Gilliland" wrote in message ... On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 17:53:15 -0400, Vinnie the Helpless Ham wrote: snip Which one would be better? http://www.bencher.com/pdf_download.html Scroll down to "Tech Notes" at the bottom. Not a bad page, Thanks! Landshark -- Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you will help them become what they are capable of becoming. |
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Vinnie S. wrote:
OK, I purchased the Imax-2000 which is a 5/8 wave antenna. There are 2 options for a ground plane kit: 1. First is a four fiberglass 6 foot radials, angled down (appears 45 degrees), as seen he http://www.durhamradio.com/s/custome...at=1684&page=1 2. This is another kit. It has four aluminum 7 foot radials. This is horizontal, and not angeled, as seen he http://www.majestic-comm.com/product...rsupply/Boomer Which one would be better? Personally, I would use neither. Jeff Vinnie S. |
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On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 17:53:15 -0400, Vinnie S.
wrote: OK, I purchased the Imax-2000 which is a 5/8 wave antenna. There are 2 options for a ground plane kit: 1. First is a four fiberglass 6 foot radials, angled down (appears 45 degrees), as seen he http://www.durhamradio.com/s/custome...at=1684&page=1 2. This is another kit. It has four aluminum 7 foot radials. This is horizontal, and not angeled, as seen he http://www.majestic-comm.com/product...rsupply/Boomer Which one would be better? You should give Frank's suggestion a look as it does contain a lot of information on antennas. But to answer your question, your particular type of antenna, like the A-99, is designed to decouple with no radials. Adding radials to this type of antenna does very little to improve performance. It's more about marketing hype than actual performance improvement. Dave "Sandbagger" http://home.ptd.net/~n3cvj |
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On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 07:47:13 -0400, Dave Hall wrote:
On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 17:53:15 -0400, Vinnie S. wrote: OK, I purchased the Imax-2000 which is a 5/8 wave antenna. There are 2 options for a ground plane kit: 1. First is a four fiberglass 6 foot radials, angled down (appears 45 degrees), as seen he http://www.durhamradio.com/s/custome...at=1684&page=1 2. This is another kit. It has four aluminum 7 foot radials. This is horizontal, and not angeled, as seen he http://www.majestic-comm.com/product...rsupply/Boomer Which one would be better? You should give Frank's suggestion a look as it does contain a lot of information on antennas. But to answer your question, your particular type of antenna, like the A-99, is designed to decouple with no radials. Adding radials to this type of antenna does very little to improve performance. It's more about marketing hype than actual performance improvement. I should have been clearer. I wasn't trying to improve performance, since it is a 5/8. But from the reading I have done (no thanks to anything Frank posted), I was simply seeing if thise would lower the angle of radiation, and reduce potential for any king of interference. I am sorry id my lack of knowledge in this field, insults Frank. Vinnie S. |
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![]() "Vinnie S." wrote in message ... On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 07:47:13 -0400, Dave Hall wrote: On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 17:53:15 -0400, Vinnie S. wrote: OK, I purchased the Imax-2000 which is a 5/8 wave antenna. There are 2 options for a ground plane kit: 1. First is a four fiberglass 6 foot radials, angled down (appears 45 degrees), as seen he http://www.durhamradio.com/s/custome...at=1684&page=1 2. This is another kit. It has four aluminum 7 foot radials. This is horizontal, and not angeled, as seen he http://www.majestic-comm.com/product...rsupply/Boomer Which one would be better? You should give Frank's suggestion a look as it does contain a lot of information on antennas. But to answer your question, your particular type of antenna, like the A-99, is designed to decouple with no radials. Adding radials to this type of antenna does very little to improve performance. It's more about marketing hype than actual performance improvement. I should have been clearer. I wasn't trying to improve performance, since it is a 5/8. But from the reading I have done (no thanks to anything Frank posted), I was simply seeing if thise would lower the angle of radiation, and reduce potential for any king of interference. I am sorry id my lack of knowledge in this field, insults Frank. Vinnie S. The Imax is actually longer than 5/8 wave. Like .64 wave. How far off the ground? The lower it is the more effective the radials are due to take off angle, the higher you get the less effective. I have heard use them if the feed point is less than 36 feet. My Imax is less than that and I have no radials. It performs VERY well. But new tower is being contemplated!!!! Damn..... BuryFlex, Imax, Sounds like we have a lot of the same stuff !!!!!! Best Chad |
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On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 08:43:41 -0500, "Chad Wahls"
wrote: The Imax is actually longer than 5/8 wave. Like .64 wave. Not to be a smart ass or anything, but if you convert .64 into its fractional equivalent, what do you get? Dave "Sandbagger" http://home.ptd.net/~n3cvj |
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On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 13:24:09 -0400, Dave Hall wrote:
On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 08:43:41 -0500, "Chad Wahls" wrote: The Imax is actually longer than 5/8 wave. Like .64 wave. Not to be a smart ass or anything, but if you convert .64 into its fractional equivalent, what do you get? According to this, they're damn close: http://www.shadowstorm.com/cb/CB_Myths_Exploded.html Vinnie S. |
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Dave Hall wrote:
On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 08:43:41 -0500, "Chad Wahls" wrote: The Imax is actually longer than 5/8 wave. Like .64 wave. Not to be a smart ass or anything, but if you convert .64 into its fractional equivalent, what do you get? :-) Jeff Dave "Sandbagger" http://home.ptd.net/~n3cvj |
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