I'm almost positive that is the matching stub, had the same issue with one I put up a few months ago. I just stuffed it up in the aluminum sleeve and put the thing up. I'm curious about the electrical portion of it, but not curious enough to tear it apart :)
Good luck! Daron J. Wilson, RCDD ) ) Telecom Manager ( ( LH Morris Electric, Inc. ) ) (541) 265-8067 office _|****| mmm! (541) 265-7652 fax ( | | coffee! (541) 270-5886 cellular \| | [EMAIL PROTECTED] |____| > -----Original Message----- > From: John J. Riddell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 12:09 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] New Sinclair 2M Antenna Question > > > Larry, the obvious would be to call Sinclair and ask them....you might also > contact Bob VE3BFM > at www.mapleleafcom.com > he used to work for Sinclair and might have the answer for you. > > Maybe it's part of the matching network and they forgot to stuff it > inside.... :-)) > > > > 73 John VE3AMZ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 12:27 PM > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] New Sinclair 2M Antenna Question > > > | We just purchased a new Sinclair 2-Meter Collinear antenna for our 2-Meter > | Repeater to replace a similar Celwave "Stationmaster" antenna that was > | about 14 years old (turns out we probably really didn't need to, it still > | looks almost brand new). > | > | The new Sinclair 2-Meter antenna arrived (ordered for our 2-Meter channel) > | and we found a second cable going into the base of the antenna. There's > the > | main antenna connector, and there's also a short length of what appears to > | be RG-142 cable, hanging out and going nowhere. We've worked with many of > | these "Stationmaster" type collinear antennas for many years, but have > | never seen anything like this. The instruction sheet and frequency sweep > | don't mention anything about this loose cable going into the antenna. Has > | anyone else seen this and know what it's for? Our dealer that we ordered > it > | through hasn't seen anything like this, either, and was at a loss to > | explain what it might be. > | > | We also ordered a brand new 10dB Sinclair collinear for 440 MHz, and it > | doesn't have this "extra" cable. > | > | LJ > | > | > | > | > | > | -------------------------------------------------------------------- > | mail2web - Check your email from the web at > | http://mail2web.com/ . > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | Yahoo! Groups Links > | > | > | > | > | > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
