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Been working with the 5/8 today.
I think I'm going to simply make a more traditional 4 radials GP for it. I am not satisfied this one in the photo is as mechanically solid as I want. It is either rebuild or make a full sized one. I'm going with the full sized.

In the photo it can be seen the two of them. Even as it is, with the Merlin higher to the feedpoint by far, the 5/8 is doing better. A full bar minimum on the 2950 face whether local or DX. Receive is easier to read as it is stronger and quieter on the 5/8, but that will be better addressed when I swap their locations before I'm done.

My match is good for SWR, but the GP needs tightening up as I can change readings if I manipulate the radials by hand - they may have developed corrosion sitting behind the shed. I will only put faith in my analyzer readings after I get the new one together.

<blockquote data-quote="HomerBB" data-source="post: 403057" data-attributes="member: 8569">Been working with the 5/8 today. I think I&#039;m going to simply make a more traditional 4 radials GP for it. I am not satisfied this one in the photo is as mechanically solid as I want. It is either rebuild or make a full sized one. I&#039;m going with the full sized.In the photo it can be seen the two of them. Even as it is, with the Merlin higher to the feedpoint by far, the 5/8 is doing better. A full bar minimum on the 2950 face whether local or DX. Receive is easier to read as it is stronger and quieter on the 5/8, but that will be better addressed when I swap their locations before I&#039;m done. My match is good for SWR, but the GP needs tightening up as I can change readings if I manipulate the radials by hand - they may have developed corrosion sitting behind the shed. I will only put faith in my analyzer readings after I get the new one together. <img src="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb426/Chal_Cirilo/Merlin/F0108_zpscaf8fcf4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="HomerBB, post: 403057, member: 8569"] Been working with the 5/8 today. I think I'm going to simply make a more traditional 4 radials GP for it. I am not satisfied this one in the photo is as mechanically solid as I want. It is either rebuild or make a full sized one. I'm going with the full sized. In the photo it can be seen the two of them. Even as it is, with the Merlin higher to the feedpoint by far, the 5/8 is doing better. A full bar minimum on the 2950 face whether local or DX. Receive is easier to read as it is stronger and quieter on the 5/8, but that will be better addressed when I swap their locations before I'm done. My match is good for SWR, but the GP needs tightening up as I can change readings if I manipulate the radials by hand - they may have developed corrosion sitting behind the shed. I will only put faith in my analyzer readings after I get the new one together. [IMG]http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb426/Chal_Cirilo/Merlin/F0108_zpscaf8fcf4.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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