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Dale
Junior Member
Username: Dale
Post Number: 49
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, November 07, 2004 - 10:23 am: | 
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has anyone ever used one of these ? one cb shop i go 2 has 1 looks real nice has 20radials at the bottom and 22ft long i think. i looked thru the reviews didnt see this one so was wondering |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 4048
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, November 07, 2004 - 10:50 am: |
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Dale,
Sorry can't help you on this one.
If you type the name in the SEARCH BOX you can read about them as others have posted before on them.
There have been several posts made by members about them.
Hope this helps.
Lon
Tech808
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Dale
Member
Username: Dale
Post Number: 50
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, November 07, 2004 - 7:25 pm: |
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thanks lon i try that |
355_westvirgina
Junior Member
Username: 355_westvirgina
Post Number: 13
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, November 07, 2004 - 11:27 pm: |
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it's got ears like Bugs Bunny . Will hear every thing! and i mean everything !!!! |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 1745
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 08, 2004 - 4:57 am: |
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Hummmm ......
A 5/8 wave seems to me a 5/8 wave is a 5/8 wave.
My take is it will be no better than any other 5/8 wave. |
Jp1116
Member
Username: Jp1116
Post Number: 74
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Monday, November 08, 2004 - 8:07 am: |
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I've had one along with a couple of other people I know. I agree they work really well and don't let the following discourage you from getting one. However, you might want to condsider a couple of things before you put it up to save you some work in the future. The screws on all of them had a bad habit of working loose and sections of the antenna would drop down inside other pieces. You might want to look at another way to secure the vertical sections, maybe like the old Penetrator and put two slits in the end and use a hose clamp. Also the screw holes for the radials will strip out real easy so be careful when tightening them. They will work loose also so it might be best to put something like Loctite on the screws. One last thing, they have a habit of bending a little at the base either from the wind or just laying out horizontal before you raise your support pole. Not real bad but I've heard of people putting in a wooden dowel rod maybe a foot and a half long to give it support at the base. |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 1747
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 08, 2004 - 10:50 am: |
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Jp1116
who makes this thing so i can AVOID them. My 6 meter ringo suvived 100 mph winds as did my 18 foot tall fiberglass 2 meter coliner. Even my top-one ALMOST made it through 3 hurricaines that passed buy here. If this antenna BENDS under its own weight how long would if have lasted here? |
Intruder
Junior Member
Username: Intruder
Post Number: 31
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Monday, November 08, 2004 - 11:27 am: |
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Hi Dale,
I used to have one and it worked real well, however when I went to relocate it,it bent in half just by holding it horizontal. These antennas from Italy and are made from the thinest,cheapest aluminum there is. I would go with an Imax. |
Jp1116
Member
Username: Jp1116
Post Number: 76
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 09, 2004 - 7:37 am: |
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I believe they were made by CTE International. I sent the instruction sheet to CB Tricks if you need to see a picture of it. It shows a closeup of how the radials attach and the mount isn't the problem, it is the soft aluminum that makes the screws strip out. |
