jonbah said:
***NO the ground plane kits are a joke,,,and a waste of money...***Do not get the ground plane kit....
Why are the Ground plane kits a joke with the A-99 & iMAX 2000. Explain???
Is it becasue the lower section of these antennas are a counterpoise.?
I
had a ground plane kit on my A-99 and I did not notice any differance with or without it.
Jonbah
1st Class Mud Duck
Well the ground planes do work,Not that the antenna is designed for them but adding the ground plane at the prescribed angle that antron designed them for does change the counterpoise of the antenna and drop the angle of radiation!So you will be throwing down a lower angle of radiation and hit the horizon a bit harder with the ground planes installed.They do add an above ground plane and that what they are for to create a common above ground plane and they also help with Bleed over..As we all know the antron does like to bleed
That may be the best reason alone to get them.
Oh yeah i forgot to add this if you want to really do the trick on fixing your antron,from the fiberglass splintering ,go down and get yourself some shrink tubing and cover the entire antenna,they come in 4 foot peices and that will fix it forever!