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I-10K pics with a lot of ice
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hey there guys,marconi for a small time i thought coax might be pulling out or something static was a fluctuating like loose connection but it musta been ice or something else cause everything is good now transmit was unchanged according to swr and output,and yes thats my ham 4 sitting on my hazor 10-4.
when i saw my gronud radials like that with bout 12 to 16 iches of ice sticking out past tubing i thought is it comming apart but thank god the ice was just slideing, it was like that for 5 days cause i kept waiting for my black caps to fall so i could collect them but i guess my dog was also watching lol i could not findem
hey there guys,marconi for a small time i thought coax might be pulling out or something static was a fluctuating like loose connection but it musta been ice or something else cause everything is good now transmit was unchanged according to swr and output,and yes thats my ham 4 sitting on my hazor 10-4.
when i saw my gronud radials like that with bout 12 to 16 iches of ice sticking out past tubing i thought is it comming apart but thank god the ice was just slideing, it was like that for 5 days cause i kept waiting for my black caps to fall so i could collect them but i guess my dog was also watching lol i could not findem
The mechanical structure of the I-10K antenna is nothing short of awesome. This is one of the reasons why I recommend this antenna so highly!
I'm not surprised that the Spectrum 1600 failed. That antenna sucks on so many levels. Does it work? Sure, it works......everything works! I've seen them where the coil assembly is all full of condensation and one where the whole base melted. My favorite part of this antenna is the use of ribbed tubing. While this MIGHT make the element more rigid, it also HIGHLY MINIMIZES the contact area between the two elements. Think about it, only the TIPS of the ridges are making contact with the next larger tube. I wonder what fills the valleys of those ridges......water, air, CORROSION, OXIDATION! Well, that should cover the Spectrum 1600 (and most of the Italian junk) for a while.
If you are SERIOUS about your radio hobby, you owe it to yourself to own and operate an I-10K!
http://www.a1antennas.com/
I'm not surprised that the Spectrum 1600 failed. That antenna sucks on so many levels. Does it work? Sure, it works......everything works! I've seen them where the coil assembly is all full of condensation and one where the whole base melted. My favorite part of this antenna is the use of ribbed tubing. While this MIGHT make the element more rigid, it also HIGHLY MINIMIZES the contact area between the two elements. Think about it, only the TIPS of the ridges are making contact with the next larger tube. I wonder what fills the valleys of those ridges......water, air, CORROSION, OXIDATION! Well, that should cover the Spectrum 1600 (and most of the Italian junk) for a while.
If you are SERIOUS about your radio hobby, you owe it to yourself to own and operate an I-10K!
http://www.a1antennas.com/
guess it will be like joker soon but i hope not.
untill then build your own.
http://home.att.net/~wizardoz/cbmw/antenna_fabri.html#doit
scroll down to the... Building a Vertical Gain CB Antenna
a 5/8 wave antenna. not sure why I10k and maco say go with 90 degree ground plane so if you build it try both. 45 degree and 90degree. let us all know what you find when you do.
untill then build your own.
http://home.att.net/~wizardoz/cbmw/antenna_fabri.html#doit
scroll down to the... Building a Vertical Gain CB Antenna
a 5/8 wave antenna. not sure why I10k and maco say go with 90 degree ground plane so if you build it try both. 45 degree and 90degree. let us all know what you find when you do.
hazor
its well worth the money i had a jogunn 6x6 star on it and thank god for the hazor, up and down and up and down many many times in last 5 years plus i bought this 1 used from a freind whos tower had fallen over and hazor did not get damaged at all, but his maco 6 elemt crumbled any how, :idea: yes very worth it
its well worth the money i had a jogunn 6x6 star on it and thank god for the hazor, up and down and up and down many many times in last 5 years plus i bought this 1 used from a freind whos tower had fallen over and hazor did not get damaged at all, but his maco 6 elemt crumbled any how, :idea: yes very worth it