maybe a bad part ? does happen Mark A. Holman AB8RU ARRL Life Member [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 10:30 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Antenex CWB440SC UHF antenna
> Thanks for the advise Eric. > > Jeep Cherokee's have a metal roof. I have tried the > antenna on a second mount I have on the back of the > vehicle with the same results. I have also checked > grounding and ohmed out the cables. Not to mention the > Larsen antenna I have works just fine on the same > mount. > > I think that I am just disappointed with the antenna > and was wondering if anyone else had experience with > this model good or bad. > > Thanks > Mark > KB1IOZ > > --- Eric Lemmon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Mark, >> >> If your Jeep has a fiberglass or plastic roof, you >> are missing a ground >> plane for that antenna. Adhesive copper or aluminum >> sheeting is >> available from several suppliers for creating a >> ground plane. If the >> roof is metal, the rust-inhibiting coating on the >> underside may be >> preventing a good electrical contact between the >> mount and the sheet >> metal. Check to make certain that the contact >> spring in the center of >> the NMO fitting on the antenna is making good >> contact with the button on >> the mount. Finally, try a different NMO mount and >> feedline. >> >> 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY >> >> mdnosliw wrote: >> >> > I recently purchased a Antenex broadband UHF >> antenna to use with 110W >> > mobile Spectra. I mounted the antenna in the >> center of my Jeep Cherokee >> > roof and fed the shielded NMO mount with RG-400. >> > >> > I get about 20 watts reflected pwr and 80 fwd, not >> so good. I talked >> > with Antenex and was told no cutting is required. >> Well I guess it is >> > broadband and the swr is bad all across the band. >> > >> > Anyone have any experience with this type of >> antenna? >> > >> > Mark >> > KB1IOZ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > 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/
