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my first a 99 was great,low vswr on 10 and 11 meters.
lightning killed it.
new a 99 never would set right for any band. i trimmed top mast to little change.
yesterday i dropped it n removed top mast abd screwed a broken 102 whip in. turned the rings to the middle. on 40 i got 1.1 to 1. from 40 down it wouldnt move the needle on meter. go up above 40 and vswr rises fast.
got some good dx on 38lsb then below 1 am too.
it will stay set like that. when my new sirio gets here im tuning it for 10 meters and will use a coax switch.
the broken 102 whip is about 74" long tad longer than a 99 manual states for where im operating.
every man made item dont always follow protocall

[QUOTE="Rwb, post: 786237, member: 52717"] my first a 99 was great,low vswr on 10 and 11 meters. lightning killed it. new a 99 never would set right for any band. i trimmed top mast to little change. yesterday i dropped it n removed top mast abd screwed a broken 102 whip in. turned the rings to the middle. on 40 i got 1.1 to 1. from 40 down it wouldnt move the needle on meter. go up above 40 and vswr rises fast. got some good dx on 38lsb then below 1 am too. it will stay set like that. when my new sirio gets here im tuning it for 10 meters and will use a coax switch. the broken 102 whip is about 74" long tad longer than a 99 manual states for where im operating. every man made item dont always follow protocall [/QUOTE]

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