With my A99 mounted a half-wave (18’) off the ground, I regularly talk 70-90 miles ground wave on SSB. With a relatively high radiated take-off angle putting a lot of signal towards the Ionosphere, this antenna is a DX beast. Solar cycle 25 is going to be lots of fun with this A99.
jay |
Had one 40 years still going
Nailgun |
For the price and especially on the ease of installation you can't beat these. I've had two and about to buy a third. The first was used for an experiment that failed and the second got taken out by an ice storm that if I'd of done needed maintenance that would not of happened. Being a ham in Oklahoma City I had talked all over the planet on that one on 10, 11, 12, 15 and 17 meters. Australia, Poland, Italy, Russia, Norway, Canada, Jamaica just to name a few as well as it's talked all over the U.S. Get it up to 40 feet or more and these work good for local com. Our Metro covers a lot of area and NO problems talking to the locals up to 25 miles on A.M. and 40 or more on side band.
Jim Reas |
Got my new one in September. Same quality good price. Using A99 for years. They work stick it up on a pipe hook up the coax. And forget about it. Your done. Send your signal to the world.
randy |
have owned two of these a99 in the past 25 years left first one at old house when I moved in 2003 went past and was still there going strong 2018