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Post by cbrown on Jan 5, 2011 11:28:14 GMT -5
I'm a big believer in filters, I have them before AND after the amps.
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Post by homerbb on Jan 5, 2011 13:02:56 GMT -5
I'll check them out. Any improvement is appreciated. Where did you get yours?
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Post by cbrown on Jan 6, 2011 10:29:10 GMT -5
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Post by homerbb on Jan 6, 2011 12:00:07 GMT -5
thanks!
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Post by cbrown on Jan 7, 2011 10:28:22 GMT -5
No problem, glad to help.
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Post by zman on Jan 13, 2011 20:36:34 GMT -5
I have one laying in the weeds behind the garage. What! Is that any way to treat the old thing? Still in decent shape? its all there.
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Post by homerbb on Jan 14, 2011 7:00:33 GMT -5
This little antenna works very well. Perhaps you'd like to get it out of the weeds . . ?
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Post by homerbb on Jan 14, 2011 14:53:50 GMT -5
Two Weeks Later Fri 14 JanI continue to be somewhat surprised by this antenna. At a tip-top elevation of 54.5', it seems to have better ears locally than I had expected it would. I have noticed the ability to hear some stations in the 20 to 30 mile range that were lost to me in the noise. This antenna seems to be quieter in receive than the 5/8ƛ I had up before it. I am not saying it upgrades their signals receive wise, but I am saying that they are more readily understood as the white noise is less intrusive, or at a lower level on the Astroplane. As a note, I am in the Ozarks. Stations at 20 to 30 miles distant in a given direction can be more difficult to contact than those twice the distance in another direction. Still observing . . . . I have come to the conclusion that there must be some improvements made in my homebrew 5/8ƛ and Qv4k (homemade Vector 4k) when Spring arrives. Those will be on the order of improvements to the matching systems, and of the components at the connections. I will readdress the dimensions to be especially sure they are dead-on to specs, I will hopefully purchase newer better coax, and will be moving the shack to a different location so my run will be 1/3 distance closer. I am looking to reduce any losses due to fabrication compromises. After that, perhaps I'll try to build a Q(quasi)SGM.
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Post by dgtr43 on Jan 15, 2011 4:50:28 GMT -5
Hey zman send me some pics of that Astroplane you have in the weeds. Is it the one made by Avanti?
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bigt
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Post by bigt on Feb 10, 2015 1:19:02 GMT -5
If those pictures are of what you're buying it is an Avanti. Just send it to my house. lol. I am looking for one and would really like to get another one, they're a great antenna. If anyone knows where I might find one I really would like to know. Thanks. BigT
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Post by cbrown on Feb 10, 2015 9:32:40 GMT -5
Tough find. Homerbb had plans for making one, I'm not sure if he posted them here. Sirio made a 'clone' called the Top One, but I've never seen it.
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