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Showtime
New member
Username: Showtime
Post Number: 1
Registered: 2-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 11:44 am: | 
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hello! i need some help what i have is a laser 400 80f tower ... i dont wont the beam on a 10f mas pip would it hurt if about 3 foot of the elements are below the top of the tower? whould it have anything to do with the way the beam works thanks..... |
Dx431
Senior Member
Username: Dx431
Post Number: 1219
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 1:49 pm: |
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I had a MR4 mounted 3' above
the tower and it worked fine.
But it is recommended that the
elements are above the tower.
DX431
CEF#106
RT431
QS431
Nebraska
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Wally38
Intermediate Member
Username: Wally38
Post Number: 160
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 3:50 pm: |
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My lower elements go about 3ft below the top of the tower and it works great.
That 400 sure is a BIG antenna lol. I just have the Shooting Star which is big enough for me. If I lived in the country I'd have me a 400 though. |
Sonny
Intermediate Member
Username: Sonny
Post Number: 149
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 6:36 pm: |
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The tower will not that much effect on it since no matter what with the mast pipe inline also, I have a JO gunn 4x4 and my vertacal elements hang about 2 ft. inline with tower and it works fine |
Showtime
New member
Username: Showtime
Post Number: 2
Registered: 2-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 11:27 pm: |
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thank guys makes me fill better.... thats the way im going to put it then...i rather have it like that then lose it like right now we got 40 to 55 mph winds outside lol thanks.. |
Wally38
Intermediate Member
Username: Wally38
Post Number: 162
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Friday, March 02, 2007 - 3:52 pm: |
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It was very windy and gusty here last night in Eastern Iowa. About 50 mph gusts and my antenna is fine. I thought the same thing. I'd rather have it be secure than a little bit higher. |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 3522
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, March 02, 2007 - 5:22 pm: |
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showtime, many years ago i had a 3 element comet on a tower, with more then 1/2 of the driven element below the top of the tower. swr was just fine, & i never had any xmit or rcv issues with it. |
Showtime
New member
Username: Showtime
Post Number: 3
Registered: 2-2007
| | Posted on Friday, March 02, 2007 - 8:10 pm: |
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hmm sounds good to me!!! ya we had all kind of tonados last night here in south ga... got real windyyyy...lol put it on yall later.. |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 3524
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, March 03, 2007 - 9:51 am: |
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used to talk to a 'showtime in georgia' on 26.835 & ch 6, along with 148, (nunchuk swinging)mailman/ft stewart ga, steel jacket, suntan superman, lucky star & some others. any 'relation'? |
Showtime
New member
Username: Showtime
Post Number: 4
Registered: 2-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, March 03, 2007 - 10:55 am: |
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ya mailman is about 30 miles from me and luck star is about 45 miles from me that where we talk 6 when skip is rolling or 20 local... |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 3526
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, March 03, 2007 - 8:03 pm: |
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cool! we'll be listening for you & the rest when the spring E skip starts up again! CEF376-mobile(or base) on ch 13. everywhere else....'double-zero-baby-pickup-truck-new-york'  |
