You can now help support WorldwideDX when you shop on Amazon at no additional cost to you! Simply follow this Shop on Amazon link first and a portion of any purchase is sent to WorldwideDX to help with site costs.
The Feb 2025 Radioddity Giveaway Results are In! Click Here to see who won!

Reply to thread

Message

I tried one of those once. Thought it would be the perfect stealthy antenna. However, I could never get a decent SWR using the tuning rings. Added a hose clamp or two as some suggested. No luck. Trimmed some off the top. No luck. Eventually stumbled upon the solution. Hack-sawed it into several pieces. The result? No more SWR headaches. There are a ton of reviews everywhere from people who've had the same experience.

The PAT-12 looks exactly like ProComm's 18.5' half-wave base antenna with the two middle sections missing. Therein lies the problem I think.

[QUOTE="Riverman, post: 601889, member: 38751"] I tried one of those once. Thought it would be the perfect stealthy antenna. However, I could never get a decent SWR using the tuning rings. Added a hose clamp or two as some suggested. No luck. Trimmed some off the top. No luck. Eventually stumbled upon the solution. Hack-sawed it into several pieces. The result? No more SWR headaches. (y) There are a ton of reviews everywhere from people who've had the same experience. The PAT-12 looks exactly like ProComm's 18.5' half-wave base antenna with the two middle sections missing. Therein lies the problem I think. [/QUOTE]

Top Bottom