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Captian_radio
New member
Username: Captian_radio
Post Number: 6
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, January 09, 2005 - 9:25 pm: | 
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What antenna is the better performer, the A99 or the IMAX 2000, any one any ideas?
Tnx Bob CEF451 |
Patzerozero
Intermediate Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 329
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, January 09, 2005 - 9:54 pm: |
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my 2 cents says maco V5/8, but what do i know.
everybody, take a deep breath, step back from your keypads and relax!
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captain radio-honestly, MY OPINION ONLY- forget the A99, go for Imax2K-but MY PREFERENCE ONLY is the maco v5/8 |
Kid_vicious
Intermediate Member
Username: Kid_vicious
Post Number: 123
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, January 09, 2005 - 10:02 pm: |
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ok, im trying not to be rude here, but c'mon people! DO A SEARCH ALREADY!!! When you do a search you will see that this exact question has been covered ad nauseum. If we keep answering the same questions over and over no one will ever use the search fuction. TRY IT, YOU'LL LIKE IT!!! |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 2048
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, January 09, 2005 - 10:54 pm: |
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i have a a-99 and i will agree the 5/8 waves are better |
Patzerozero
Intermediate Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 331
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Monday, January 10, 2005 - 8:08 am: |
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quoting from 'miracle on 34th st'(which apparently may have something to do with antennas):
"the state of new york concedes to the existance of santa claus"
yet that argument too continued... |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 2053
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 10, 2005 - 9:14 am: |
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Dang!
You meen they didn't beleve in him ..... Next some one will question the EASTER BUNNY! |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 4525
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Monday, January 10, 2005 - 9:54 am: |
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Patzerozero,
Welllll, as Loud & Clear and Booming in here as you were yesterday during the CEF Nets in your Mobile, you must have been driving back and forth on 34th Street. 
350 Miles, 700 U-Turns on 34th street must have set the record.
Signal from your Mobile S-9+ from base S-3 or 4.
Lon
Tech808
CEF808
N9OSN 
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Saddletramp025
Member
Username: Saddletramp025
Post Number: 69
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 10, 2005 - 10:06 am: |
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Captian Radio...After having both antennas, go with the I-Max2000 You'll be glad you did. |
Pig040
Advanced Member
Username: Pig040
Post Number: 630
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 10, 2005 - 11:03 am: |
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I vote for the V 5/8 I have always had less noise, and better performance with an aluminum antenna.
Dont freak guys, just my own experience, on my own equipment! |
Road_warrior
Intermediate Member
Username: Road_warrior
Post Number: 250
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Monday, January 10, 2005 - 5:06 pm: |
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Imax 2000 is stronger than A-99./
How high you going to mount it??? How much
room to you have./ I'm with Pig040, Maco 5/8!!!
It might pay you to read Tech 833 article on
choosing groundplanes in the Subscribers preview
area of the forum./
JIM/CENTRAL PA/CEF 375 |
Patzerozero
Intermediate Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 333
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Monday, January 10, 2005 - 5:25 pm: |
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thankyou lon, sounded pretty good yourself, 5+ or better most of the time, as were most of the guys i could pull out of the qrm. and, nope, i was parked on the beach, about 60 miles east of 34th st, grant XL with the limiter switched to the "clipped" position(i know, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do, besides, nobody around to bleed on, and it can be switched back inline), stock mic, OLD boomer w/2-454's, and astatic 3kl on triple mag mount-can't wait til i put santa's 5pill davemade in there. holding the throttle @ 1500+ rpm's used about the same amount of gas though, as if i was driving 350 miles! base was only 50 watts on icom 735 with stock mic and, my personal favorite-the MACO V5/8.
did i ever say i like the maco V5/8 best!!! |
