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I had a bit of spare time this morning so I started tuning the M104C. It is currently horizontally mounted on a mast and is about 7' off the ground. The best I could get it to was 1.3 on channel 1, 1.1 on channel 20 and 1.4 on channel 40. Next I will stick the V58 above it on the same mast and see what happens.

One thing I thought was odd is that the SO-239 connector on the M104C does not have any little notches for the PL-259 end to grab on to. I'm sure there is some engineering reason like decreasing torque on the antenna feed in high winds or the like. Also, the hole in the SO-239 is a very, very tight fit for all the PL-259 connectors I tried, so much so that I actually ruined the end of a 35 foot length of RG213 coax I was using for tuning. Hopefully I can replace the connector it myself and have it function as new.

This is what I have:

[ATTACH=full]64827[/ATTACH]

These are the notches I am surprised are not there.

[ATTACH=full]64828[/ATTACH]

But now, it's time to enjoy the rest of my last day of vacation before going back to work tomorrow. Hello, British Open, or to them, just "The" Open.

<blockquote data-quote="TimmyTheTorch" data-source="post: 820663" data-attributes="member: 64271">I had a bit of spare time this morning so I started tuning the M104C. It is currently horizontally mounted on a mast and is about 7&#039; off the ground. The best I could get it to was 1.3 on channel 1, 1.1 on channel 20 and 1.4 on channel 40.&nbsp; Next I will stick the V58 above it on the same mast and see what happens.One thing I thought was odd is that the SO-239 connector on the M104C does not have any little notches for the PL-259 end to grab on to. I&#039;m sure there is some engineering reason like decreasing torque on the antenna feed in high winds or the like. Also, the hole in the SO-239 is a very, very tight fit for all the PL-259 connectors I tried, so much so that I actually ruined the end of a 35 foot length of RG213 coax I was using for tuning. Hopefully I can replace the connector it myself and have it function as new.This is what I have:[ATTACH=full]64827[/ATTACH]These are the notches I am surprised are not there.[ATTACH=full]64828[/ATTACH]But now, it&#039;s time to enjoy the rest of my last day of vacation before going back to work tomorrow. Hello, British Open, or to them, just &quot;The&quot; Open.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TimmyTheTorch, post: 820663, member: 64271"] I had a bit of spare time this morning so I started tuning the M104C. It is currently horizontally mounted on a mast and is about 7' off the ground. The best I could get it to was 1.3 on channel 1, 1.1 on channel 20 and 1.4 on channel 40. Next I will stick the V58 above it on the same mast and see what happens. One thing I thought was odd is that the SO-239 connector on the M104C does not have any little notches for the PL-259 end to grab on to. I'm sure there is some engineering reason like decreasing torque on the antenna feed in high winds or the like. Also, the hole in the SO-239 is a very, very tight fit for all the PL-259 connectors I tried, so much so that I actually ruined the end of a 35 foot length of RG213 coax I was using for tuning. Hopefully I can replace the connector it myself and have it function as new. This is what I have: [ATTACH type="full"]64827[/ATTACH] These are the notches I am surprised are not there. [ATTACH type="full"]64828[/ATTACH] But now, it's time to enjoy the rest of my last day of vacation before going back to work tomorrow. Hello, British Open, or to them, just "The" Open. [/QUOTE]

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