I stand corrected on the measurements.
Being that I'm not a radio technical person, I am assuming the missing 10" is the answer for the high SWR on 11 meters.
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Being that I'm not a radio technical person, I am assuming the missing 10" is the answer for the high SWR on 11 meters.
By insignificant I mean in relation to the missing 18”.
Guess I got my Imax just in time works fine on 11 meters...
Yes, I agree.
Not that it should be necessary, but it’s still an easy fix if someone somehow got stuck with one or had no choice...and that is replace the top section with a longer section or put a 10” riser between the middle and top.
A 102” steel whip would be more than long enough, and a 96” fiberglass whip may even get it close enough to it tune.
Two Things ... Glad My Friend Bobby got a Good one ! The other is I'm glad I'm not the only one getting confused w/ these threads ! 
Two Things ... Glad My Friend Bobby got a Good one ! The other is I'm glad I'm not the only one getting confused w/ these threads !
Well guys, if you really thought you were confused like me, then Lord help us on page 5. Even my trusty computer and slide-rule can't cipher these numbers.
Marconi , Slide ruler ? Wow & I thought I was the only one that still used one !
Slide ruler ? Wow & I thought I was the only one that still used one !
Thanks Leo Happy Thanksgiving my friend!!!Two Things ... Glad My Friend Bobby got a Good one ! The other is I'm glad I'm not the only one getting confused w/ these threads !
Right Back Bobby ! I'd say enjoy it but you are probably on-call or working so it will be quiet ( I hope ) there !
See Bobby , I pay attention , but also have a lot of friends in PD, FD & Medical , so i get it . But they usual get scheduled every other year per holiday .Doesn't matter a toss if they shortened the antenna in regards to it working on 11m. Even if they shortened it to a couple of feet long as long as the matching section allowed it to present a 50 ohm impedance at the antenna feedpoint on 27MHz it can be used on 11m.
The only thing that'd change would be its efficiency but given the lengths of shortening mentioned here I doubt you'd notice just off the S meter alone.
The only thing that'd change would be its efficiency but given the lengths of shortening mentioned here I doubt you'd notice just off the S meter alone.
But if they change the length without changing the matching section, you may well be stuck. That appears to be what has happened. And don’t they require some sort of destructive disassembly to get to the match?
Now that Robert Buttle received a new MAX 2000 with no internal threads on the bottom section to attach the center section to, that is a very good indication that the manufacturers QA/QC process is broken.