John, You may want to look into Morad Antennas. They make a 10db 2 Meter antenna that works very well.
>From www.morad.com VHF-146 10dB High performance 2 meter VHF 10dB gain @ 146 MHz #9114 $593.00 I have had a pair of them up on the Oregon Coast for 20 years with top support and they are still working great. They are 20+ feet in length just like a StationMaster. They were designed for the fishing boats on the Bering sea where ice and wind is almost an everyday event. If you have a good marine dealer in the area the price might be a little less that the advertised list price. Joe - WA7JAW --- In [email protected], "W3ML" <w...@...> wrote: > > That is the conclusion that I have come to as everybody has said that GE > Mastr II should not be bad. > > Thanks and 73 > John > > > --- In [email protected], Matthew Kaufman <matthew@> wrote: > > > > Agreed. This is a classic sign of an antenna that's gone bad, and unless > > you've got a good isolator with sufficient load you're probably doing > > bad things to your transmitter... not to mention all the noise you're > > likely generating for other site users when you're transmitting. > > > > Needs to be replaced ASAP. > > > > Matthew Kaufman > > > > Chuck Kelsey wrote: > > > No, this is VERY typical. The antenna is bad. > > > > > > Chuck > > > WB2EDV > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "W3ML" <w3ml@> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 1:15 PM > > > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Antenna question > > > > > > > > > > > > It still wobbles and I believe there is something wrong inside the > > > fiber-glassed section and that is what is causing some or all the trouble > > > with noise on incoming signals. > > > > > > It is really funny that when the transmitter transmits the controller > > > messages it is perfectly clear and readable, no matter what power level > > > we > > > are at. But, let a user come in we have the repeater set at over 10 watts > > > out of repeater and the noise is horrible. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
