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SWR ON A IMAX 2000
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All tremendous and pointful information guys.
However; before winter set in last fall, I was able to get my lazy butt up on the roof and with the help of the wifey & a couple hand helds, was able to adjust my tuning rings. It's been 1.2:1 respectfully ever since. But as Doc mentioned, Meters can be misleading. Doc, as a matter of fact lately, I've actually started to like my Imax. Not such a bad antenna as I first thought when I started this whole ordeal of getting back into Radio. Hey Mack & BOB85! love the 3/4 waves! You're right Booty, Figures never lie. What I actually like about the Imax, is that it's fiberglass & has an air gap for the signal of the main element that is also negative grounded.
Found that out the hard way when I was checking my soldering job on the radio end of my coax's PL259 connector. Just couldn't for the life of me figure out why my ohm meter was telling me that my coax or antenna was shorted out.
Yeah, that night at 3:00am up on the top rung of a six foot ladder holding on to my mast at the bottom of the antenna with one hand & testing the antenna's condinuity with my meter in my right hand. I took first place as the worlds biggest fool that night thinking my antenna was shorted out.
Then I took first place trophy again the next day when I ordered another brand new Imax. To this day, it's been sitting up in the rafters of my garage, still in the unopened box.
Have I lost anyone here yet?
All tremendous and pointful information guys.
However; before winter set in last fall, I was able to get my lazy butt up on the roof and with the help of the wifey & a couple hand helds, was able to adjust my tuning rings. It's been 1.2:1 respectfully ever since. But as Doc mentioned, Meters can be misleading. Doc, as a matter of fact lately, I've actually started to like my Imax. Not such a bad antenna as I first thought when I started this whole ordeal of getting back into Radio. Hey Mack & BOB85! love the 3/4 waves! You're right Booty, Figures never lie. What I actually like about the Imax, is that it's fiberglass & has an air gap for the signal of the main element that is also negative grounded.
Found that out the hard way when I was checking my soldering job on the radio end of my coax's PL259 connector. Just couldn't for the life of me figure out why my ohm meter was telling me that my coax or antenna was shorted out.
Yeah, that night at 3:00am up on the top rung of a six foot ladder holding on to my mast at the bottom of the antenna with one hand & testing the antenna's condinuity with my meter in my right hand. I took first place as the worlds biggest fool that night thinking my antenna was shorted out.
Then I took first place trophy again the next day when I ordered another brand new Imax. To this day, it's been sitting up in the rafters of my garage, still in the unopened box.
Have I lost anyone here yet?
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@ BJ radionut:list'n 50.125 USB...working in shop...also 2m FM Simplex freq's 6.52...6.46 ... 6.55 etc..
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@ BJ radionut:I was look'n your way Evan...was working on some lighting in the garage...you were just "Thr" but w/ fade...you were gone...so did not fire the heater and call+1
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