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Road_warrior
Intermediate Member
Username: Road_warrior
Post Number: 254
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2005 - 10:46 pm: | 
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Ok, i have had bad static in my Imax 2000 ever
since i bought it./ Got worse in winter time./
Today, i took my Imax 2000 down & installed my old
Shakespear Super Big Stick./Ran radio for a
few hours and had no problems with bad Static./
My friend offered to let me use his Imax 2000,
so, took down Super Big Stick & mounted his
Imax 2000./ Been running radio all night with
no static problems./ MY IMAX 2000 has a 1.1 SWR,
but, bad static no matter where i mount it./ I
have even tried mounting it at other peoples
houses, same result, bad static./ Do you have
any idea what could be a wrong with it???????
Or should i just order another one from Coppers??
The one i have now did NOT come from Coppers.
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Tech291
Moderator
Username: Tech291
Post Number: 47
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Friday, January 14, 2005 - 12:10 am: |
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Road warrior,
just hazarding a guess,but maybe a bad solder connection or broken wire inside the antenna?
tech291
CEF#291
kc8zpj |
Chappy
Junior Member
Username: Chappy
Post Number: 10
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Friday, January 14, 2005 - 12:32 am: |
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1st how long have you had the bad Imax 2000?
It sounds to me like a bad or broke wire in side the fiberglass.... if you tryed your big stick and another Imax 2000 with no problems then your answered your own Question (BAD ANTENNA) I would try another Imax and see if that doesn't fix the problem.... also try calling up Solercon and is what they say... they might even replace it free..
in the mean time try getting a new Imax 2000 from our friends here at Copper?!  |
Pig040
Advanced Member
Username: Pig040
Post Number: 638
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Friday, January 14, 2005 - 11:22 am: |
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Dump the Imax get a v 5/8ths, you will like it, and it reduces tha noise most of the time.
Rich |
Airplane1
Intermediate Member
Username: Airplane1
Post Number: 259
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Friday, January 14, 2005 - 2:09 pm: |
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How do ya get the little pics on the left of the posts under your user name?
Roger |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 4545
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Friday, January 14, 2005 - 3:07 pm: |
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Airplane1,
Look to the left of the forum here and you will see:
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Search
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Edit Profile
CLICK on Edit Profile.
Then when you get to yur profile you will see:
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View Profile
CLICK on picture then you can Up Load a picture or clipart you have and it will appeard in your POst and Profile.
Just follow the instructions and mkae sure your picture is small enough to post just like the other pictures you see on the forum.
Hope this helps,
Lon
Tech808
CEF808
N9OSN
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Chad
Member
Username: Chad
Post Number: 82
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Friday, January 14, 2005 - 3:51 pm: |
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I can't get my pics small enough. I really suck at image editing!
Chad |
Road_warrior
Intermediate Member
Username: Road_warrior
Post Number: 256
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, January 14, 2005 - 5:53 pm: |
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Pig040....LOL... your funny...LOL
I have a Maco 5/8 and an I-10k, but, have
no room to mount either one./ I'll call Solarcon./
I had my Imax less than 1 year./ There has been
major static and buzzing in my recieve everyday
on my Imax./ Been blaming it on close factory
and dry weather./ Was baffled when Maco 5/8
and I-10k did not pick up static./ Then, recently
put up Beam and it didn't pick it up either./I'm going to call Solarcon and go from there./I like
the Imax mainly because its plug-in-play, no
radials, and easy to mount with my limited space./ If i had more room//// PIG040, I would
use my Maco 5/8...LOL |
Pig040
Advanced Member
Username: Pig040
Post Number: 641
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, January 15, 2005 - 10:15 am: |
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RW, I would love to have one of the I-10k's but with all the other antennas I have, mama might take exception to another antenna arriving at the door!
Rich |
Tech833
Moderator
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 953
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, January 15, 2005 - 11:26 am: |
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Warrior,
When I was dissecting A99's for my review, I had one that did not get soldered. The conections inside the tuning base section were just wrapped around each other but had not been soldered. This antenna was also very noisy. It is possible (I am not saying for sure) that you may have an Imax that did not get soldered. |
Road_warrior
Intermediate Member
Username: Road_warrior
Post Number: 258
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Monday, January 17, 2005 - 2:25 pm: |
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Thanks everyone, i have been running my friends
Imax 2000 with no problems./ Still trying to get
a hold of solorcon./
Pig040----don't waste money on a I-10k if you
already have a Maco 5/8./ Honestly, there is not
much difference between the 2 antennas in performance./Not with the ones i have anyway./ I-10k is built like a tank though./
Anyhow, enough of my rambling./ THANKS!
JIM/CENTRAL PA/CEF 375
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