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I pretty much knew that I shouldn't expect much when I ordered it. But I thought I'd get more out of it than I actually did. I went ahead and ordered a Comet Brand High Gain and I'll put some shrink wrap on it like you did. I don't need for it to fold over anyway. I was thinking that some kind...

Just a simple reminder that you get what you pay for. I purchased a dual band high gain antenna, called a Bingfu High Gain Antenna, and surely wasted my money in doing so. It's a fold over antenna that folds over when you're driving down the highway. I tried it on my Kenworth T680 and on my...

Yeah, I'm in Valley Mills. I used to live out in West Texas many years ago though.....Post, Texas to be specific! LOL

I made one contact in St. Lucia, one in Venezuela and two in Texas today. All were on .385LSB around mid-day. Maybe it'll pick up this afternoon and evening! Hope ya'll are having a awesome day.

Without trying to sound like a useless dummy, I have a question for all of you. How does one arrive at picking a DX callsign? I was reading some of the DX information on the internet, which really didn't clear up the confusion. As I understand it, the first two numbers are supposed to be the...

I got home this afternoon and I'm on 37 through 40 LSB throughout the evening. I tried 26.805 on FM but it's dead. I might give it a try this evening. I hope all of you have a happy Independence Day.

I do a lot of DX work since I gotten back into the hobby. I'm running a Super Penetrator 500 that I rebuilt and tuned. I have it hooked up to an Anytone 5555n2 with a 50 amp power supply. I'm still trying to figure out where to tune, besides 38 lower, to where I can make decent contacts. I read...

A picture of the antenna sitting pretty on top of the Rohn Tower this morning. The end!

I thought I'd add this photo that I took during the process. I think this was the second reading I got while setting up the antenna. The curser in the photo shows to be sitting right at 27.185mhz. These analyzers sure are pretty cool!

I was quite surprised at how consistent my numbers were when the antenna was hoisted 55 feet onto the Rohn Tower. Actually, some even improved. Anyway.....it's mounted on the tower and you can sure tell the difference between the Penetrator and the Antron 99. I need a new project! LOL

Trust me, I am always on a perpetual search for replacement antennas in the event something goes wrong with this one. But I will also say this; I am not, nor have I ever been, someone to stand by when a challenge presents itself. I am fortunate to have grown up in a family that wasn't privileged...

I am currently using one as my base antenna. They're excellent antennas. They do have limitations, just as all antennas do in some way. My issue isn't so much the antenna as it is my distance from repeaters. As for being used in urban areas, versus rural, it's perfect. But just remember what the...

I think the deed is done...short of mounting it on my 55 foot Rohn Tower. Before I do that, I'm going to take a final measurement of the antenna and post if for anyone to review later. The final reading has the low end of the antenna at 26.900mhz and the high end at 27.600mhz. Resonance is at...

Thus far this morning, I assembled the antenna and attached it to a seven foot pole in the middle of the yard. I started at 22 feet, 5 inches. Resonance was in the high side of 26 mhz. I took in 1 and 1/2 inches, which brought resonance to the loser side of 27mhz. Next, I took in 2 inches and...

I'm curious myself about the bandwidth. I'll let you know sometime Saturday afternoon....providing that it doesn't rain me out. I read somewhere that the set-up was something like 22 feet, 9 1/2 inches to be resonant at 27.205 I figured I'd start short and see what the analyzer tells me.

After the second aluminum rod, I finally managed to get the driven and beta measured, bent, cut and added to the antenna. Everything has been scrubbed with a stainless steel pad and all joints have copper paste on them. The radials are all clamped together at 105 inches and will be bolted to the...

I'm rebuilding an old Hy-Gain Super Penetrator that I came across. I noticed that the driven element and the beta are both broken. The wire is 1/8 inch aluminum wire, which I can get my hands on. But, upon thinking about it, I'm wondering if making new ones out of 1/8 inch brass rod stock might...

Some of the new antennas were defective from the factory because of improper construction. I've heard of several that were returned because the wire from the SO239 was routed straight to the inside of the antenna at the base, instead of being routed to the stud that comes out of the black...