I have had a A99 for years and think it is great. And it tunes in many bands. I believe 12, 15, 17,and possibly 20 Don't hold me to it but all with the radios internal tuner.
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Solarcon MAX OPTIMZER The Ultimate 10-11 Meter Base Antenna
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Just add a 12 inch piece of wire to the regular IMAX on the top section!Wow! $210 USD plus shipping (R & L has $239 free ship) ...
- Replacement for IMAX2000 Antenna
- Original IMAX 2000 is now discontinued
- 1-2 DB better than ANY other 5/8ths wave
Think I would buy Penetrator for $$220 USD...Hell the MOSLEY GP is only $100 more...The Zero 5 still $150 more...so maybe not horrible price since ALM cost has Doubled last 2 years!!! but BIG jump from the old $100 USD price for years.
A99 still less than $100...but that antenna not even as good as Dipole
It's strange that owners of the too short max 2000 don't have the option of buying the extension piece. You'd think after getting jipped It's the least a company could do.
The Max 2000 Optimized is 23' long with out the optimizer for 11m band. With the added section the antenna is at 24'.
Local operator bought this and it fit his Imax 2000. It dropped the SWR on 11 down to 1.3-1.
Local operator bought this and it fit his Imax 2000. It dropped the SWR on 11 down to 1.3-1.
Thanks FlatlandBusa
At last, good news for the shortened IMAX. And good news for the ones who want to experiment with the old Solarcon antennas like old 2000 and maybe, A99
No problem. Before this extension was available, I extended my short IMAX by soldering and heat shrinking about a 10 inch wire extension to the tip.
Build and sell a 11 meter antenna, then chop it down to save on shipping, then they charge you $40 to get the the piece back that they chopped out and already charged you for.
Great Job.
73
Jeff
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Make that $50, I forgot the $10 shipping........
Great Job.
73
Jeff
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Make that $50, I forgot the $10 shipping........
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A few months back, I saved an I Max from the weeds at a cb buddy's house. He had actually forgot it was even there. Been back there for several years.
With the help of a good friend of mine I put it on a 20 foot pole. He has an antenna analyzer and we set the swr before putting it in the air.
SWR`s on this antenna as a whole are; It stays below 1.8 - 1 from 26.055 through 28.325
On 11 meters it's 1.3-1 unlike my A99 which is 1.1 through 11 meters but doesn't have the frequency range that the I Max has.
I have no problem at all with transmission or reception with either. Both have have taken me all over the world, so no complaints here.
I'm not sure why they felt the need to change it.
With the help of a good friend of mine I put it on a 20 foot pole. He has an antenna analyzer and we set the swr before putting it in the air.
SWR`s on this antenna as a whole are; It stays below 1.8 - 1 from 26.055 through 28.325
On 11 meters it's 1.3-1 unlike my A99 which is 1.1 through 11 meters but doesn't have the frequency range that the I Max has.
I have no problem at all with transmission or reception with either. Both have have taken me all over the world, so no complaints here.
I'm not sure why they felt the need to change it.
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Brother DXer, I think AudioShockwav got it right and maybe Solarcon wanted to be able to better suit the Ham community more.
73'
Marconi
73'
Marconi
Yes Sir, I understand that. I suppose it was a direction they felt was better served.