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Davec
Junior Member
Username: Davec
Post Number: 24
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, March 19, 2005 - 7:34 pm: | 
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Within the next two weeks I'll be erecting a 48' tower. As of now I have an A99 less than 30' above ground and have no problem talking skip from NJ to Cal and Can. Now the problem is I have a brand new Maco 103 and a rotor that I anticapated on installing on the tower and was wondering for a real long time, would I be expecting much more if I were to put the A99 on the tower compared to the 103? Would there be less garbage with the 103 and how about locale talk?
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Road_warrior
Intermediate Member
Username: Road_warrior
Post Number: 388
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, March 19, 2005 - 8:55 pm: |
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Actually if you have the space on
your property mount both antennas./
The Maco 103 will give you more gain
and allow you to hear people you
can't on the A-99 if mounted Verticle.
If your more interested in talking skip,
then mount your beam Horz. and mount your
A-99 right above it on the tower.
Local taking is easier in my opinion with
an Omni Antenna (A-99) because of other
cbers being in all different directions
from you.
JIM/PA/CEF 375
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Davec
Junior Member
Username: Davec
Post Number: 25
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, March 20, 2005 - 8:08 am: |
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375, If mounting one on top of the other, would't they interfere with each other? Someone told me they had to be 36' apart. |
Pig040
Advanced Member
Username: Pig040
Post Number: 735
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, March 20, 2005 - 11:28 am: |
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Nah, the Antron would just use the M 103 as a groundplane, they would both work fine, only downside being if you have a problem with the tower, you lose both antenna.
Rich |
Road_warrior
Intermediate Member
Username: Road_warrior
Post Number: 390
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, March 20, 2005 - 1:13 pm: |
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If you mount 103 Horz on your tower,
then A-99 can be mounted above it
with no problems.
If you mount your beam Verticle on the
tower, then you will have to mount A-99
somewhere else.
JIM/PA/CEF 375
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Pig040
Advanced Member
Username: Pig040
Post Number: 738
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Monday, March 21, 2005 - 10:22 am: |
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Yeah, Road Warrior is right, I just assumed the 103 was for dx and would be mounted horizontal.
Rich |
