Just curious, what tri-band antenna are you referring to here?
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> My fiberglass antenna (yes singular - one triband antenna for all
> three repeaters) was broken in Hurricane Frances this year. When it
> broke, crackling was very pronounced when there was an input signal
> and the system was repeating. It would go away on the squelch tail
> and when the repeater identification was transmitted.
> when the wind subsided a few moments the crackle decreased. When the
> wind picked up, the crackle picked up. Inspection of the antenna
> from the ground with field glasses found it to be bent over at 90
> degrees and hung up under the support of a nearby Microwave dish.
>
> Replacement of the antenna between hurricanes was required, but,
> when replaced, no crackle since Hurricane Frances during hurricanes
> Ivan, Jeanne or Karl (4 between August 25 and September 24 is too
> many and I hope that is the last of that schedule!)
>
> Russ
> N4KOX
> 145.11 MSR 2000 reapter
> 444.700 MSR 2000 repeater
> 53.21 Micor Repeater
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