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i put the top one up this past friday.

all went pretty well, and no major setbacks.

the last time i installed one of these antennas, i bent the hoop sections so they were more circular.

this time i didnt bother with that, and while i know it does not have any effect on the signal radiation, i dont like the way the bottom has sort of a "clover-like" appearance to it. LOL

SWR ended up being about 1.3 across the regular 40.

it sits on a 30 foot push up pole with a 5 foot mast on top.

the push up pole is held up by a tripod bolted to a heavy metal base plate.

i did this because i am renting a house right now and cant attach anything to the house.

i push it up when i want to use the radio, and lower it down when i am done.

works well, but i havent made any DX contacts with it yet.
i blame the sun. LOL

LC

<blockquote data-quote="loosecannon" data-source="post: 156778" data-attributes="member: 1368">i put the top one up this past friday.all went pretty well, and no major setbacks.the last time i installed one of these antennas, i bent the hoop sections so they were more circular.this time i didnt bother with that, and while i know it does not have any effect on the signal radiation, i dont like the way the bottom has sort of a &quot;clover-like&quot; appearance to it. LOLSWR ended up being about 1.3 across the regular 40.it sits on a 30 foot push up pole with a 5 foot mast on top.the push up pole is held up by a tripod bolted to a heavy metal base plate.i did this because i am renting a house right now and cant attach anything to the house.i push it up when i want to use the radio, and lower it down when i am done.works well, but i havent made any DX contacts with it yet.i blame the sun. LOLLC</blockquote>

[QUOTE="loosecannon, post: 156778, member: 1368"] i put the top one up this past friday. all went pretty well, and no major setbacks. the last time i installed one of these antennas, i bent the hoop sections so they were more circular. this time i didnt bother with that, and while i know it does not have any effect on the signal radiation, i dont like the way the bottom has sort of a "clover-like" appearance to it. LOL SWR ended up being about 1.3 across the regular 40. it sits on a 30 foot push up pole with a 5 foot mast on top. the push up pole is held up by a tripod bolted to a heavy metal base plate. i did this because i am renting a house right now and cant attach anything to the house. i push it up when i want to use the radio, and lower it down when i am done. works well, but i havent made any DX contacts with it yet. i blame the sun. LOL LC [/QUOTE]

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