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Sirio Gainmaster
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So here's some bitter irony for you---this morning I glanced up at said GM antenna to see that it has snapped over at the first junction betweeen sections. Ouch.
So yeah, that happened.
So yeah, that happened.
that's a shame, sorry for your loss...wondering if you might start a new thread on this, to see how it goes.
will you repair or try and get warranty replacement?
ouch,............ I've never even looked at that antenna 'till now,
read the stuff on their website ^can not stand it^............... $190 ?????????????,
.......... are they stoned or just stupid^^ ab v c^^^^ ab v c^^^^ ab v c^^
DXman
Yes, that's 3100 degrees F. Nine yrs of hard work.
--Marconi, very nice results. If I am indeed reading your results correctly, you get a 2.0 SWR at 24.420Mhz, all the way up to 29.750Mhz? I guess I should have typed 2.0 MAXimum at the low end. I've put my MFJ-269 on MACO V58, IMAX2000 and A99 antennas and NONE of them have continuous 10-12 meters coverage like so many people say. Probably just problems with the antennas themselves that "I" tested, but they do however work where they are supposed to! I might just sell a few things and get this antenna since it for sure covers 10, CB, and 12 meters.
--Marconi, if you had to do it over again, after comparing it with other vertical 5/8 wave antennas, would you buy it again? The price is what gets me. If it was about $50 cheaper, I would jump on it.
HotRod, I think you'll find that the old wisdom you mention is probably correct, but only in a purely technical sense...which would likely take some high dollar equipment to determine.
It is true that the value of X=0, is best, but in operating your radio you'll probably also find that the magnitude of the reactance is what determines, if or how much it will ill-affect your performance or not.
If you scan one of your antennas with the best match using your 269, I think you'll find there will be some modest reactance at some points between channels 1 and 40...even if the antenna shows to be purely resonant at some frequency within that range, and that range will often be pretty narrow.
That being the case, I doubt you can tell or measure any affects from the difference between zero reactance and plus or minus 20 ohms, and maybe even more...while just operating the radio. So, not to worry about trying to get it perfect.
We're lucky that Mother Nature doesn't require our antenna systems to be perfect in order to operate our radios.
It is true that the value of X=0, is best, but in operating your radio you'll probably also find that the magnitude of the reactance is what determines, if or how much it will ill-affect your performance or not.
If you scan one of your antennas with the best match using your 269, I think you'll find there will be some modest reactance at some points between channels 1 and 40...even if the antenna shows to be purely resonant at some frequency within that range, and that range will often be pretty narrow.
That being the case, I doubt you can tell or measure any affects from the difference between zero reactance and plus or minus 20 ohms, and maybe even more...while just operating the radio. So, not to worry about trying to get it perfect.
We're lucky that Mother Nature doesn't require our antenna systems to be perfect in order to operate our radios.
