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Chad
Junior Member
Username: Chad
Post Number: 23
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 - 9:19 am: | 
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I had to post this as I know you old-timers will get a laugh.
We all know everything looks larger on the ground than it does in the air. I just was not expecting the Imax 2000 to be as FLEXABLE as it is. Shoving that thing on the mast was like trying to operate a pushbutton ceiling fan with a wet noodle. I found that if you move REALLY slow and offset the wobble of the antenna with your body (hips) it happens pretty easy. I looked like a short bald headed belly dancer up there!
Good news is that it came in yesterday and skip was really rolling Woo-Hoo!
It also survived the winds last night in which my patio furnature and pool cover did not 
Now we get to see how the rig likes snow. 16 hours and it's seen 2 of the finer elements of Illinois so far. I love it, hope to talk to you all soon, thanks for all your help! Have a great thanksgiving!
Chad |
Highlander
Advanced Member
Username: Highlander
Post Number: 694
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 - 11:35 am: |
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Well, you got your timing down pretty good. I'll try to make a point of stopping by the chat room when I'm by the radio, so we can pick a freq and see if we can QSO. Don't let that thing freak you out too much in the wind, they do look like they're gonna die up there, but I've seen mine go horizontal before, and its been up 3 years now. (It still is, it just isn't at this location) |
Road_warrior
Intermediate Member
Username: Road_warrior
Post Number: 191
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 - 7:10 pm: |
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I live in PA, windy, cold, winters with
blowing snow./ Hasn't fazed my Imax 2000./
They take a lickin & keep on tickin!
JIM/CENTRAL PA/CEF 375 |
Boxcar
Intermediate Member
Username: Boxcar
Post Number: 328
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Friday, November 26, 2004 - 10:57 am: |
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That's pretty funny Chad! I had a 35 foot tower and climbed to the top and had someone hand me up my hygain penetrator and trying to balance a 23 foot antenna with a 6 foot pipe in between looked about like a monkey doing you know what to a football. Thank god I have a tripod on my house now. |
Tech833
Moderator
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 894
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Friday, November 26, 2004 - 11:55 am: |
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Haven't you guys heard of a crane? How about a gin pole?
I can picture this scene in my head! Ha haa!! Nice story Chad. I wish you much enjoyment from your Imax! |
Gage
Intermediate Member
Username: Gage
Post Number: 109
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Friday, November 26, 2004 - 5:06 pm: |
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Chad
Nice to hear that your I-Max 2000 made it through the winter weather.When the ice storm of 91 happend I had the A-99 up and it looked u- shaped!I hope the I-Max2000 will do the same we havent had that bad of weather here!
I have done antenna work in the past like that but never agian what it cost to rent a bucket truck its well worth it!The thought of someone helping me and getting hurt I just dont want to think of that!
Well take care all!Gage |
Dindin
Intermediate Member
Username: Dindin
Post Number: 450
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Friday, November 26, 2004 - 5:39 pm: |
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I can only chuckle over those tales because in the past,Been There-Done That! |
Starface
Junior Member
Username: Starface
Post Number: 10
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 4:58 pm: |
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Well I thought I throw in my 2 cents worth too here.... All and All nice story chad...Anyways here I go.... My Imax 2000 is on a Rhon 25g tower give or take 40'.... now I think we all seen and/or heard about the hurricane's of 2004 that hit Florida? So that brings me to my point...
I live right in the middle of where 3 major cat 4 hurricane's gone through ...now we are talking winds from 115 mph with gust up to 135 mph ... And I cound not belive my eyes that the Imax 2000 just whipped the air like a big fish on the end of a fish rod... all bent over flat but came out ok and SWR to this day still sit at 1.1 to noughing...the funning thing is the only thing that happen was the wind spin the Antenna around and around and un did my coax...when back up the tower,put the coax back in ,came down,checked the SWR and everything was just fine as if nothing ever happen.... "IMAX 2000 = 1 TUFF ANTENNA"
73 CEF#476 Starface Auburndale,Florida |
Mikefromms
Advanced Member
Username: Mikefromms
Post Number: 518
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 2:54 pm: |
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I regret that I wasted so much time before I bought my Imax. This is the magic wane antenna. I am a big fan of the Imax now. I hesitated because I had heard stories about the tops breaking out. Mine just bend and flexes back fine. Now, knowing how excellent it gets out and receives, even if it did break I'd just buy anothe one. It's that good! No big metal groundplane with metal prones for me. Goodbye rain noise and varying swr readings when it rains. Imax does it all.
mikefromms
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