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852
Intermediate Member
Username: 852
Post Number: 151
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 10:17 pm: | 
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Since the Top One Astroplane took a southern whoopin, from a flying pine tree limb (tossed by mother nature).A friend of mine has a A99 with GPK, new in the box that he said I could have at no cost to me. The landlord feeling partly responsible for not cutting the pines back on a earlier date has agreed to let me put up a fiberglass stick, but doesn't want the tip over 40 feet. So my question to the Tech's or anyone else is ,How would this ant. perform on a 20 foot mast? I figure on a 20 foot mast and the 18 foot A99, that'll keep me under his 40 foot height limit.
Tommy 852
CEF750
Your friend on this end. |
Kid_vicious
Senior Member
Username: Kid_vicious
Post Number: 2259
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 12:10 am: |
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the A99 will work fine at that height.
the top one would work better, but i understand from your other post that having a free antenna would be very cool.
i would say, since its free; do it. if you dont like it they are very easy to take down.
good luck,
matt |
Starface
Advanced Member
Username: Starface
Post Number: 884
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 12:31 am: |
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I had a A99 about that height before I put it up higher on my tower and did so good DX with it on the CEF Sunday nets...
for nothing of a price if you don't like it as good as your Top One you lost nothing with the A99...
give it a try and see what you think...
Either way good luck on your return to the air..
Starface
CEF476 |
Tech237
Moderator
Username: Tech237
Post Number: 618
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 11:06 am: |
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As i have mention once before I own a A99 and have used it from 4ft to 30ft heights and it worked well at all heights tried. |
Unit199
Intermediate Member
Username: Unit199
Post Number: 392
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 6:17 pm: |
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I had a A99 on a 20FT pole and ran it for 7YRS this way and it worked fine. I replaced it with IMAX 2000.
HARVE
UNIT199 |
Tech833
Moderator
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 1509
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 8:42 pm: |
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The A99 on a 20 foot pole with the GPK installed will work very well. |
852
Intermediate Member
Username: 852
Post Number: 153
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 9:42 pm: |
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Thanks everyone, I figured since it's a freebie, might as well give it a try.
Tommy 852
CEF750
Your friend on this end. |
Chad
Senior Member
Username: Chad
Post Number: 1213
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 11:04 pm: |
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It'll be fine. I had an Imax at 20' and other than in-house interference it made a LOT of contacts! |
Road_warrior
Senior Member
Username: Road_warrior
Post Number: 2019
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 7:30 pm: |
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Should work great!  |
852
Intermediate Member
Username: 852
Post Number: 154
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 8:20 pm: |
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Should with any luck be back on the air, by this weekend. Thanks Everyone
Tommy 852
CEF750
Your friend on this end. |
