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Capt205
Intermediate Member
Username: Capt205
Post Number: 105
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 5:22 pm: | 
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Well....last nights high winds took out the IMAX 2000 that had been up about 18 months. The antenna cracked in half just above the joint of the bottom and middle sections. Funny thing is.....The swr did not change. I guess since the sections did not pull the wire inside apart, it still works.
I have a spare IMAX in the garage, so I am headed out this afternoon/evening, to swap it out. Ill post up the details on the antenna after I get it down from that pine tree. |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 10276
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 6:15 pm: |
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Capt205,
Sorry to hear that but Happy to hear that you have a spare IMAX to put up.
Hope you are back on the air SOON. 
Lon
Tech808
CEF808
N9CEF
CVC#2 |
Road_warrior
Senior Member
Username: Road_warrior
Post Number: 1616
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 6:29 pm: |
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Sorry to hear that Capt205....
Good luck with your other install. |
Starface
Advanced Member
Username: Starface
Post Number: 651
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 11:41 pm: |
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beat Alburto and get back up soon! |
Jameslarson
Intermediate Member
Username: Jameslarson
Post Number: 204
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 10:25 am: |
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Where are you located? How fast were the winds? Thanks, and good luck. |
Chad
Advanced Member
Username: Chad
Post Number: 922
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 2:29 pm: |
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So did the bottom section fail and it remained mounted on the mast? Or did the mast/tower come down thus causing the failure? Keep the other sections, seems a few have lost the top sections 
James, If you click on the member's name in in the post in blue most have their location listed in their profile, unfortunately not the wind speed though
Chad |
Road_warrior
Senior Member
Username: Road_warrior
Post Number: 1619
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 4:58 pm: |
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There's alot of people that have Imaxs
around a 15 mile radius here. Heard of only
1 Imax that got broke. That was due to bad
ice buildup.
There's things you can do to prevent top
from coming off, but, not much you can
do to protect it from winds/ice that i can think
of anyhow. |
Capt205
Intermediate Member
Username: Capt205
Post Number: 106
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 11:06 pm: |
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The bottom and the top sections are fine. It cracked just above the bottom of the middle section, about 2 inches up.
I'm going to check with Solarcon to see if I can get just the middle section, then put it and the rest of the old antenna in the box, and save it for a spare.
On a side note....before I realized the antenna was broke, I was on the radio, and the swr was fine. I was not getting the distance I normally did, and the other local's noticed that something was amiss, but it still had good ears, as I could not tell any difference in the rx. It did not dawn on me to check the antenna for damage untill I was out back talking on the phone, when I looked at the tree and saw the antenna cracked in half. |
Tech833
Moderator
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 1382
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 11:18 am: |
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Capt. As a courtesy to a fellow Copper forum member...
I have an Imax 2000 here with failed bottom section. You are welcome to the middle section. Just send me your address and I will ship it to you. |
Kid_vicious
Senior Member
Username: Kid_vicious
Post Number: 1827
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 8:11 pm: |
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paul is the man.
we are lucky to have him here.
matt |
Capt205
Intermediate Member
Username: Capt205
Post Number: 108
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 7:02 pm: |
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Yes he is........this is perfect timing as I discovered that I do NOT have the spare IMAX that I thought I had. I have no idea what happened to it, unless it got left behind in the move 2 years ago. Thanks again.
Capt205
CEF580 |
Capt205
Intermediate Member
Username: Capt205
Post Number: 109
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 7:10 pm: |
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P.S. I am back on the air with a dipole, inverted V I guess you call it, up on the roof. Not as good of performance as the IMAX, but not bad either.
I made it for experimenting purposes, and just never used it.....kinda came in handy. I suggest everyone should try one even if only for a backup for unforseen damage. |
Chad
Advanced Member
Username: Chad
Post Number: 945
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 10:58 pm: |
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Heh, the storm that took down my tower/iMax also took out the tree holding the backup dipole. I couldn't win for losing that night But I un-tangled that dipole from that mess They are hard to damage, if you know what I mean!
Chad |
Tech833
Moderator
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 1383
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Friday, June 23, 2006 - 1:24 am: |
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Still need your address. Send it to me via email if you are uneasy with making it public here. My email is really easy, just put 'tech833' in front of '@copperelectronics.com' and there you go.
Tech833@copperelectronics.com |
Wildrat
Advanced Member
Username: Wildrat
Post Number: 918
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, June 25, 2006 - 7:48 pm: |
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If the antenna still works why don't you get some fiberglass resin and cloth and fix it. It might be ugly, but I don't think any generals or colonels are going to inspect it. |
Capt205
Intermediate Member
Username: Capt205
Post Number: 115
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Friday, July 07, 2006 - 2:46 pm: |
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I received the section I needed today from Tech833. I want to say a big
Thank You!
I will be back on the air with the reserected IMAX soon!!! |
Freebird
Intermediate Member
Username: Freebird
Post Number: 447
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, July 08, 2006 - 6:01 pm: |
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funny when my top section of my i max broke it broke right above the joint also.now i need a new top section and i dont know where to get one.The top section of the i max 2000 is to thin bends all the way over in high winds. |
Goat373
Intermediate Member
Username: Goat373
Post Number: 253
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, July 08, 2006 - 9:38 pm: |
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if it didnt bend..it would break alot sooner...thats why they make them that felexi'.
same reason tall buildings in earthquake zones are build on shocks, so they can shake and shimmy and not fall down. |
