IDIeselman you haven't got a clue ....could you please tell me wot part of the imax makes the imax not suitable with groundplanes?and could you please tell wot part of 4.5 -5 turns on a 4.25" former...DONT YOU UNDERSTAND...the chart is easy to follow .you need to do more research and educate yourself.Telling other members that radials dont work...Well look at dxbowleruk it worked fine for him....Do yourself a favour and try the dxbowleruk WAY you may be surprised it does work for some people
Your response is admirable while your reading comprehension leaves much to be desired. I tried the 5 turns on a 4.25" former with Tram double shield low loss RG-8/X just as close to the feed point as I could get it, made no difference! The reason I went larger with my LMR 400 is because 4.25 is way to tight to form with it, do yourself a favor and look it up. My GP kit and properly mounted Imax now works great. Some people have good luck with isolating the Imax, some don't. As was stated different location and conditions call for different installations. I would guess one in every 5,000 Imax 2000 are isolated and yet this seems to be the golden egg.......for a few, just not me.