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Airplane1
Intermediate Member
Username: Airplane1
Post Number: 258
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Friday, January 14, 2005 - 8:55 am: | 
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Hey Lon,
I was looking at the picture posts and just noticed that on your tower is an antenna mounted on the side of your tower. Is it a Imax? and if it is/ being on the side of the tower does it work properly?
Would my Maco work at that position too?
Roger |
Wrk3
Junior Member
Username: Wrk3
Post Number: 37
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Friday, January 14, 2005 - 1:40 pm: |
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where do i go 2 see this picture? |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 4543
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Friday, January 14, 2005 - 2:56 pm: |
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Wrk3,
Very easy look here in the Open area for the topic titled:
 Topic Added: POST YOUR PICTURES HERE
Lon
Tech808
CEF808
N9OSN |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 4544
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Friday, January 14, 2005 - 3:01 pm: |
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Airplane1,
The antenna mounted on the standoff on the tower is an ANTTRON 2/6 Meter Ham Antenna.
5/8 wave on 2 Meter and 1/4 wave on 6 Meter and works great.
Lon
Tech808
CEF808
N9OSN |
Airplane1
Intermediate Member
Username: Airplane1
Post Number: 261
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, January 16, 2005 - 2:02 pm: |
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Thank you, I was just wondering how it works.
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Road_warrior
Intermediate Member
Username: Road_warrior
Post Number: 257
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, January 16, 2005 - 3:38 pm: |
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Airplane1 plans on putting up a PDL-2 in the spring./ I think he wants to know if he can
side-mount his Maco 5/8 wave to the tower also.
Just like Lon has his ham antenna mounted...
JIM/CENTRAL PA/CEF 375
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Airplane1
Intermediate Member
Username: Airplane1
Post Number: 263
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Monday, January 17, 2005 - 9:38 am: |
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Can I mount the maco V above the PDL-2 with no ill effects?
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Racer X (Unregistered Guest)
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Monday, January 17, 2005 - 8:42 pm: |
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Any piece of metal in the same plane and nearby an antenna will interact with the antenna and change the pattern. That is especially true of a resonant piece of metal like the horizontal radials of the V-5/8. If you could get the radials several feet above the PDL-2 and keep them at a 45 degree angle to the vertical plane of the loop wires it would probably work okay.
Personally, I wouldn't mount it above the PDL-2. Instead I'd mount it on it's own tower or pole. |
Airplane1
Intermediate Member
Username: Airplane1
Post Number: 264
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 9:01 am: |
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I really dont have a place to mount the maco v anywhere else but om same tower, I hate to pack it away and just use the pdl-2 cause I will loose the omni direction. but I guess if I want a beam I have to sacrafice something.
Thanks for all the help though.
Roger |
Tech833
Moderator
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 961
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Friday, January 21, 2005 - 8:06 pm: |
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You can side mount the V-5/8. The omni pattern will be affected slightly, but not too noticeable. Therefore, mount it on the side of the tower you need the most signal. Tuning may be very slightly affected also. No big deal, don't panic. |
Airplane1
Intermediate Member
Username: Airplane1
Post Number: 268
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 - 7:46 am: |
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Thanks for the info, that is great now I can keep the omni for listening and then get on beam when I get location of other operater and zero in on them. |
