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Inklink
Junior Member
Username: Inklink
Post Number: 49
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 23, 2004 - 6:00 am: | 
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I have an Antron 99 that got blown over during a tornado we had and it broke the top section. Is it posible to refiberglas the section back together? The internal wire is still intact. |
Mike0228
New member
Username: Mike0228
Post Number: 5
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Friday, July 23, 2004 - 10:07 am: |
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Add a Firestik Fire-Up 99 instead.
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Tech548
Moderator
Username: Tech548
Post Number: 164
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Friday, July 23, 2004 - 5:52 pm: |
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Inklink
Or, find an old 102 inch stainless steel whip and cut it down to the same length (about 6 feet) as the original top section was.
I don't care what kind of wind you have---you're not going to break that one.
Tech833 gave us a good lesson on that subject about a month or so back.
Jeff
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Inklink
Member
Username: Inklink
Post Number: 50
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 03, 2004 - 5:46 pm: |
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Tech 548,
Just got a 102 inch whip off a friend. Would you happen to know the exact measurment of the top section, seems while I was out on the road some one came over and mowed my lawn and hit the top section that I had sitting in the corner with the weedeater and cut the wire and shatered it even more so now I can't tell the lenth of it.
Also when I measure it, do I measure from the end of the threads or were ther threads stop at the nut or were the stinger goes into the nut? Sorry for all the questions, just wanna get it right the first time. lol
thnxs for the help.
INKLINK
KD5YUQ
Shaun |
Inklink
Member
Username: Inklink
Post Number: 51
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 03, 2004 - 8:01 pm: |
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DUH, stoopid me...lol The antenna is 18' long and each section is 6' so there for the top section is going to be 6'. Sorry, posted that last post before I had my cup of coffee. Got it cut and waiting to get to the new house to hook it all up. Thanks for the help.
INKLINK
KD5YUQ
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Tech548
Moderator
Username: Tech548
Post Number: 198
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 8:43 pm: |
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Shaun, I know exactly what you mean by the "coffee thing". I rarely function well and am not pleasent to be around the first thing in the morning until I have at least one cup of it into me.
Jeff |
Tech237
Moderator
Username: Tech237
Post Number: 96
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 9:30 am: |
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Sounds like most of us. Speaking of which mine is now ready |
Therealporkchop
Member
Username: Therealporkchop
Post Number: 85
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Friday, November 12, 2004 - 2:18 pm: |
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Late post here too...
Just for anyone else who has this problem, you can refiberglass it. Mine broke and I redid it. If yours is old and the coating is coming off,you can mix up some resin, if it needs thinning you can thin it will acetone. I brushed my entire antenna and then painted it black. It looks better than new. It works fine, low SWR. |
Mikefromms
Intermediate Member
Username: Mikefromms
Post Number: 279
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Friday, November 12, 2004 - 11:06 pm: |
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I really like that steel whip suggestion. It won't break.
mikefromms |
