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Kiwikid
Posted on Monday, January 12, 2004 - 3:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Now that we have disclosed what radios we have what type of antenna is hanging on the back of them to get that precious signal out there and at what height is it mounted?

Base:
At 30ft. above the garage on a tilt over tower a "Station Master" 11 Metres 1/2 wave vertical omni-directional with 50ft of Belden 9913 feed line
At 40ft. on a crank up self supporting mast:
a MFJ G5RV for all band HF
a Diamond X510 for HAM UHF and VHF
At 12ft. a magnet mount on the iron roof of the house for 2 Metres APRS/UI View

Mobile:All at 5ft.
Navman: satelite mushroom for APRS
Diamond NR 770: VHF/UHF
Wilson 1000:tuned for the low end of 26Mhz.
Fortex Stealth: an extra large "bugcatcher"for 160M to 10M

Best of DX to all!
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Skunkweed
Posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 2:31 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I got only base antennas.
Cushcraft X9 wit 40m addon kit, 3el. monobander for 20m, 5 el. yagi for 11m, Antron99, Diamond X300, various wire antennas. Almost all are on 15m tower. Mike
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Buck
Posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 2:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I2k,10 element 2 meter beam, J-pole cut for 6 meters and various homebrew antennas
Buck
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Rattlesnakejake
Posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 7:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

maco 5/8
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Jerry
Posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 11:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Inverted Vee for 75 and 40 meters @ 70 feet
Antron 99 for 10 thru 20 Meters and CB
6 Meter Vee
70 ft tower w/ 11 element beam for 2 Meters

Carolina Cyclone 3" dia screwdriver 80-10 meters
mobile. (www.qsl.net/k4kwh)
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Bruce
Posted on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 10:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

a 144/440 9/11 db gain 17 foot tall ant (ft-100d )
a 21ft 4 band hustler vert roof mounted with radles ( ft-840 )
a astroplane(top one) ( grant LT )
a skylab cut for 52.525 ( dx-70 )
a 100 foot wire for crystal sets.....( homemade some galena crystal/catswisker some 1n34....)
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Stickshift
Posted on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 6:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Base= A99 and 1/2 wave inverted V for 11 meters

Mobile= Wilson 1000
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Barracuda
Posted on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 9:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

102" whip for 11m
4 Mag mount whips for 2m/MURS

Please note these are not all on the same vehicle at the same time.
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Mr_Rf
Posted on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 11:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

- Homebrew 7 element long boom on 6 meters
- Cushcraft 4218XL on 2 meters SSB
- Qty 4 homebrew 19 element yagis stacked on H-Frame for 432MHz
- Dipoles for 160~15 meters
- A99 for 12 and 10 meters (the Ringo on top bit the dust several months ago)
- Tower-top preamps for 2 meters and 432MHz in the box at the top of the tower
- 1" hardline on 2 and 432, RG-213 everywhere else.

Antenna_Farm
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Damyankee
Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 12:27 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Imax 2000 - 25' AGL to feed point
Maco 5 Element Vertical - 50' to center of boom
Mobiles - 4' Wilson FGT Silverloads (one per truck)
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Bruce
Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 7:31 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hey Mr. RF ...... showoff he he he
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Mr_Rf
Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 8:24 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Bruce, you're just jealous!

I wish I had pictures of the stacked 5 element Long Johns that used set there in the early 80's.

Heck, I wish I still had the Long Johns setting there!!!
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Bruce
Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 9:07 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Heck yea im jealous!
i still have a photo of stacked 11 elm on 2 from the mid 60's and my tower with a 4el 6 and stacked 9 elm 220's from the early 70's.... the good old days ..... before floridas new building codes.
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Pig040
Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 10:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Mr RF, maybe I should take a picture of my two meter setup, a mobile magmount on top of one of my wife's cake pans on the fence outside my shack!
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Bigbob
Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 10:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I used to know a guy in McMillan Mi.that had several antennas on top of a tower just like MrRF's except his bottom was a 2 element beam for 80 meters,my gawd,the boom sagged badly and it had to be 40 or 60 feet long,biggest 2 element I ever seed.