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Mrclean
Member
Username: Mrclean
Post Number: 91
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 7:35 pm: | 
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Anyone used one? I am getting one in afew days. Love my 10K but love trying new stuff. It was designed by 55 and he sold the design. If its better than the 10K I will be impressed. Just wondering if anyone has tried it. |
Mrclean
Member
Username: Mrclean
Post Number: 95
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 20, 2008 - 8:45 pm: |
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Ive had this antenna for abit and it works great!Run it and a Preditor and they both work very well!! |
Hotwire
Senior Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 2524
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, June 21, 2008 - 12:49 pm: |
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Never heard of or seen the Fatboy antennas yet. Do they have the mounts as well?
High quality antenna mounts seem to be getting rare.
Its good to know when custom made stuff is on the market.
KEEP IT REAL!
Kenny
cef491(27.115lsb)
2sf491(27.555usb)
Indiana
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Mrclean
Member
Username: Mrclean
Post Number: 97
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, June 21, 2008 - 3:52 pm: |
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55 down in Florida designed these antennas but sold the design to fatboy. He is building some other antennas and I guess could not keep up with demand. They are a 3 wrap coil and alot of the big keydown boys use them. Tunes flat as heck and some might not like the look but I do. |
Mrclean
Member
Username: Mrclean
Post Number: 98
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, June 21, 2008 - 3:56 pm: |
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And yes they make some nice!!!!!!!!!!!! mounts and accesories. |
Hotwire
Senior Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 2530
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 11:38 am: |
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awesome!!!
KEEP IT REAL!
Kenny
cef491(27.115lsb)
2sf491(27.555usb)
Indiana
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Mrclean
Member
Username: Mrclean
Post Number: 99
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 27, 2008 - 11:27 pm: |
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Where you at in Indiana Kenny. Im down by Evansville. Small town called Mt Vernon. |
Marconi
Advanced Member
Username: Marconi
Post Number: 776
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 2:55 pm: |
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Mrclean, do you know anything about a short base antenna that 55 made called the Merlin? |
Hotwire
Senior Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 2532
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 4:02 pm: |
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30 miles south of Indianapolis in the town of Franklin.
When I go on camping trips to Brown county, being at higher elevation I can contact Evansville. Maybe this summer I can call for Mt. Vernon.
KEEP IT REAL!
Kenny
cef491(27.115lsb)
2sf491(27.555usb)
Indiana
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Mrclean
Intermediate Member
Username: Mrclean
Post Number: 100
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 09, 2008 - 8:21 pm: |
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Just what I have been reading. I know this much. Never heard a bad coment about anything 55 has put together. At least those who ran his stuff. It looks interesting! |
Mrclean
Intermediate Member
Username: Mrclean
Post Number: 101
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 09, 2008 - 8:23 pm: |
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I went to Nashville for the first time this spring. Nice place! Picked up a couple pounds of Morrels!!. Man they are tasty. |
Radioreddz
Member
Username: Radioreddz
Post Number: 78
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 09, 2008 - 9:06 pm: |
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R4's work well but no better then a 10K. i have tried them both and went back to the 10K. even the Monkey Made 9mm performes the same for me on SSB. you won't go wrong with the R4 or 10K |
Mrclean
Intermediate Member
Username: Mrclean
Post Number: 102
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, July 10, 2008 - 7:11 pm: |
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In my crude testing the 10K seemed to have a slight advantage in transmit. 55 in recieve. Slight in both cases. Both look nice. 10K build quality is hard to beat but the 55 is a nice antenna also. With these two I know I dont need anymore antennas. I would be happy with either. |
