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by prey
Monday 16th Jul 2007, 5:39
Forum: CB Antenna Systems
Topic: How critical is quality of coax
Replies: 5
Views: 13492

How critical is quality of coax

I've finally gotten everything I need to hoist my IMax 2000 24 ft. vertical up to 37 feet at the base and expect it to endure a storm. I do not, however, have enough of the big, thick $2 per foot coax I've been using to reach this new height. I do have a length of the cheesy Radio Shack $.50 per ft....
by prey
Saturday 14th Jul 2007, 5:10
Forum: CB Antenna Systems
Topic: how to get my base station antenna high cheap?
Replies: 3
Views: 7960

thanks

Not silly at all -- that's the kind of post(s) I'm hoping for. My antenna booklet shows different types of hypothetical scenarios, but doesn't go into building materials or other specifics. For example, I was wondering what to fasten the guy wires to as far as ones that would go to the ground (vs. t...
by prey
Thursday 12th Jul 2007, 18:52
Forum: CB Antenna Systems
Topic: how to get my base station antenna high cheap?
Replies: 3
Views: 7960

how to get my base station antenna high cheap?

I have a 24 ft. IMax 2000 base station antenna weeble-wobbling on 18 ft. or so of unsafe fencing top rail hammered in the ground with no guy wires. I'd like to abandon the majority of my current approach and find the cheapest but strongest approach to getting it over 36 ft. high at the base. Amazing...