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852
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Post Number: 151
Registered: 3-2006


Posted on Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 10:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Since the Top One Astroplane took a southern whoopin, from a flying pine tree limb (tossed by mother nature).A friend of mine has a A99 with GPK, new in the box that he said I could have at no cost to me. The landlord feeling partly responsible for not cutting the pines back on a earlier date has agreed to let me put up a fiberglass stick, but doesn't want the tip over 40 feet. So my question to the Tech's or anyone else is ,How would this ant. perform on a 20 foot mast? I figure on a 20 foot mast and the 18 foot A99, that'll keep me under his 40 foot height limit.

Tommy 852
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Kid_vicious
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Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 12:10 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

the A99 will work fine at that height.

the top one would work better, but i understand from your other post that having a free antenna would be very cool.
i would say, since its free; do it. if you dont like it they are very easy to take down.
good luck,
matt
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Starface
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Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 12:31 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I had a A99 about that height before I put it up higher on my tower and did so good DX with it on the CEF Sunday nets...
for nothing of a price if you don't like it as good as your Top One you lost nothing with the A99...
give it a try and see what you think...
Either way good luck on your return to the air..

Starface
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Tech237
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Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 11:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

As i have mention once before I own a A99 and have used it from 4ft to 30ft heights and it worked well at all heights tried.
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Unit199
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Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 6:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I had a A99 on a 20FT pole and ran it for 7YRS this way and it worked fine. I replaced it with IMAX 2000.

HARVE
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Tech833
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Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 8:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The A99 on a 20 foot pole with the GPK installed will work very well.
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852
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Post Number: 153
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Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 9:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks everyone, I figured since it's a freebie, might as well give it a try.

Tommy 852
CEF750
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Chad
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Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 11:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

It'll be fine. I had an Imax at 20' and other than in-house interference it made a LOT of contacts!
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Road_warrior
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Posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 7:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Should work great!
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852
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Post Number: 154
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Posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 8:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Should with any luck be back on the air, by this weekend. Thanks Everyone

Tommy 852
CEF750
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