Base New Imax wont tune 11m....this sucks

[Shadetree Mechanic]

When making things in China you don't own the factory. You have to hire a Chinese company to run your factory. The Chinese company is also half owned by the Chinese government. You are not allowed to monitor day to day activities like quality. You are also subject to " improvements" that the Chinese company makes. Usually to lower costs on their end. When the boat gets here it could be full of junk that is unsellable. There have been a few car audio amplifier companies that went out of business this way. It's the cost of off shoring and out sourcing. We were supposed to turn into a service economy over night. When Obama was elected, Hillary admitted that it didn't work out the way it was supposed to. They made no offer to fix it. Because it really did work out for her. She was on the board of directors for Walmart when this all went down. I hope we didn't forget.

Rant over.

 

[Recon]

these guys are a fraud. they owe me

I talked with a tech at Bell's. He told me that one customer who has a short MAX 2000 added a 3/8" X 10" long (K-40?) shaft between the top and center sections. He probably had to adjust the tuning rings to get a decent VSWR, but it worked!

 

[Recon]

And
Here is the answer.
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Customer Service., Jan 7, 8:05 AM EST
Thank you for getting back to us Jeff,
Since we have taken over the company, the length has been 22'. With the recent shortening of length which we have spoken of, the length is now 21' 11 3/4" . We have not received any other feedback on the shortening of 1/4" to the antenna .
Thanks again!
Your friends at RoadPro
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Anyone know of anyone that worked at Solarcon?

73
Jeff

Now who would admit it? Lol...lol...lol!

 

[Recon]

these guys are a fraud. they owe me

Wilson P/N 900921 is the 10" shaft that may get you on the right track and up and running again. I would place both tuning rings in the center of the adjustment area prior to erecting the antenna.

 

[AudioShockwav]

Eddie
Or anyone with experience.
Can you model the I-Max 2000 with this new measurement of 21 feet 11 and 3/4 inches and see what results you get?
Thinking outside the box, I wonder how a loaded fiberglass whip like a long Skipshooter would play on top of this antenna?
Really wish someone knew when Solarcon cut the antenna to 22' and told no one?

73
Jeff

 

[Recon]

Eddie
Or anyone with experience.
Can you model the I-Max 2000 with this new measurement of 21 feet 11 and 3/4 inches and see what results you get?
Thinking outside the box, I wonder how a loaded fiberglass whip like a long Skipshooter would play on top of this antenna?
Really wish someone knew when Solarcon cut the antenna to 22' and told no one?

73
Jeff

I posted the following statement from Bell's on this forum in November.
"We no longer sell this antenna because Solarcon decided to shorten the antenna so that it would ship easier. They did this without changing the tuning of the antenna so now it comes tuned for 10 meter Ham band and not CB radio".
Yesterday I had a discussion with the tech at Bell's who was the person who identified the shorter MAX 2000 antennas. He received fourteen new antennas and only one out of fourteen was twenty-four feet long.

 

[HomerBB]

I talked with a tech at Bell's. He told me that one customer who has a short MAX 2000 added a 3/8" X 10" long (K-40?) shaft between the top and center sections. He probably had to adjust the tuning rings to get a decent VSWR, but it worked!

This is exactly the same idea that occurred to me.
In the past I have used copper tubing and brass fittings at each end to do this very thing.

 

[Recon]

Eddie
Or anyone with experience.
Can you model the I-Max 2000 with this new measurement of 21 feet 11 and 3/4 inches and see what results you get?
Thinking outside the box, I wonder how a loaded fiberglass whip like a long Skipshooter would play on top of this antenna?
Really wish someone knew when Solarcon cut the antenna to 22' and told no one?

73
Jeff

Yesterday, 11 JAN @ 10:15 AM, I talked with a tech at Bell's. He told me that one customer who has a short MAX 2000 added a 3/8" X 10" long (K-40 or Wilson) riser shaft between the top and center sections. He probably had to adjust the tuning rings to get a decent VSWR, and it worked. What confuses me is, if the new antenna is two-feet shorter than the original antenna, how can a ten-inch riser shaft correct the issue?

 

[Recon]

This is exactly the same idea that occurred to me.
In the past I have used copper tubing and brass fittings at each end to do this very thing.

Yeah, that would work also, except for the wind we had today (Upstate NY) the copper tubing would probably bend over like a wet noodle. I think the 10" Wilson P/N 900921 riser shaft is solid stainless steel or chrome plated steel.

 

[HomerBB]

Yeah, that would work also, except for the wind we had today (Upstate NY) the copper tubing would probably bend over like a wet noodle. I think the 10" Wilson P/N 900921 riser shaft is solid stainless steel or chrome plated steel.

Yep.
I've done this, too, to get a loading coil above the pickup cab on a mobile antenna.

 

[HomerBB]

FYI, a blast from the past:

"For those who need a extender for whatever purpose, whether to get your mobile antenna coil above your truck cab, or simply to get it higher, one method I've used is as easy as a trip to the local Home Depot for some brass fittings, a 3/8-24 x 1-1/4" bolt, and a tube that is of 5/8" outside diameter. Cut your tube of any length you desire and put the parts together. One thing to note is the 1/8" x 1/2" brass bushing must have the 1/8" thread reamed out with a 3/8-24 tap before it will receive an antenna or the 3/8 x 1-1/4" bolt."

 

[AudioShockwav]

I have used 3/8-24, 316 stainless steel all thread to extend antennas before, but it was a tad pricey.
Hustler makes some antenna masts, I don't remember the length right now, 22" maybe.
I do know they make one that is like 54 inches but it has a foldover included on it.
It was used with a triple load mount so that you could use 3 different loading coils on it for multi band HF use.

73
Jeff

 

[AudioShockwav]

DX engineering has the Hustler masts.
22" and 54" inch.
The 54's were popular back in the days of bumper mounts with a single coil , hustler calls the resonators, or with the adapter that let you mount 3 different coils for 3 different bands.
Stick one of those 54's in place of the top section on the short Imax with a 10, 12 and 17 meter resonator and call it a Stargun Max.

Ok.
( gezzz that was bad humor)

Back on topic.
So, now it looks like Solarcon went from the 24 foot model to the 22 foot model, and now Road Pro has cut off another 1/4 inch for some obscure reason.
I am not too concerned with the quarter inch, but that 2 foot chop is a lot.
Wish someone had a 22 footer and could put a MFJ on it.
That might provide some answers.

73
Jeff

 

[The DB]

Eddie
Or anyone with experience.
Can you model the I-Max 2000 with this new measurement of 21 feet 11 and 3/4 inches and see what results you get?

What are you looking to see in that model?


The DB

 

[AudioShockwav]

I think Eddie has modeled the I Max before.
I was wondering what effect it has had on the Antenna going from a 24' length to a 22' foot length.
The only real info I have is what has been reported by user's here.
Thought the software might give us a better insite on the effects of the length change.
Thanks DB.
73
Jeff