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Showtime
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Registered: 2-2007
Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 11:44 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hello! i need some help what i have is a laser 400 80f tower ... i dont wont the beam on a 10f mas pip would it hurt if about 3 foot of the elements are below the top of the tower? whould it have anything to do with the way the beam works thanks.....
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Dx431
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Registered: 2-2002
Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 1:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I had a MR4 mounted 3' above
the tower and it worked fine.
But it is recommended that the
elements are above the tower.
DX431
CEF#106
RT431
QS431
Nebraska
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Wally38
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Registered: 3-2005
Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 3:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

My lower elements go about 3ft below the top of the tower and it works great.
That 400 sure is a BIG antenna lol. I just have the Shooting Star which is big enough for me. If I lived in the country I'd have me a 400 though.
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Sonny
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Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 6:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The tower will not that much effect on it since no matter what with the mast pipe inline also, I have a JO gunn 4x4 and my vertacal elements hang about 2 ft. inline with tower and it works fine
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Showtime
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Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 11:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

thank guys makes me fill better.... thats the way im going to put it then...i rather have it like that then lose it like right now we got 40 to 55 mph winds outside lol thanks..
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Wally38
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Posted on Friday, March 02, 2007 - 3:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

It was very windy and gusty here last night in Eastern Iowa. About 50 mph gusts and my antenna is fine. I thought the same thing. I'd rather have it be secure than a little bit higher.
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Patzerozero
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Posted on Friday, March 02, 2007 - 5:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

showtime, many years ago i had a 3 element comet on a tower, with more then 1/2 of the driven element below the top of the tower. swr was just fine, & i never had any xmit or rcv issues with it.
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Showtime
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Posted on Friday, March 02, 2007 - 8:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hmm sounds good to me!!! ya we had all kind of tonados last night here in south ga... got real windyyyy...lol put it on yall later..
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Patzerozero
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Posted on Saturday, March 03, 2007 - 9:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

used to talk to a 'showtime in georgia' on 26.835 & ch 6, along with 148, (nunchuk swinging)mailman/ft stewart ga, steel jacket, suntan superman, lucky star & some others. any 'relation'?
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Showtime
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Posted on Saturday, March 03, 2007 - 10:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

ya mailman is about 30 miles from me and luck star is about 45 miles from me that where we talk 6 when skip is rolling or 20 local...
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Patzerozero
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Posted on Saturday, March 03, 2007 - 8:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

cool! we'll be listening for you & the rest when the spring E skip starts up again! CEF376-mobile(or base) on ch 13. everywhere else....'double-zero-baby-pickup-truck-new-york'

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