Steve,
I think the Hustler G7 is the cause of your symptoms. It's a light-duty
antenna with many joints to loosen, and the thin conductors are prone to
hairline cracks. My club had a brand-new G7 donated to it for a
repeater, but it was scrapped after less than a year in service for the
problems you describe. As a general rule, vertical fiberglass antennas
that require assembly of the internal elements are not the best choice
for repeater service, especially where the winds are constantly flexing
the elements.
As for the translator antenna, I suspect it weighs a lot more than you
think. You might contact the agency that had it installed, to find out
how it was erected. It might have been emplaced using a helicopter.
How high above ground level is the top of that antenna?
73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY
Steve wrote:
>
> We are getting some strange receiver noises (intermittent pops/cracks/static)
> as well as sudden losses of sensitivity on our 2 meter machine... The thin
> white vertical is our Hustler G7. The other antenna is what I'm asking
> about. I know it's probably a late 70's era UHF TV broadcast antenna...our
> site was used by the county gov't for a TV translator site before it was
> abandoned. It needs to come off, but how much does this thing weigh?...
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