Maco 103 how high
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superman 438
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Maco 103 how high
How high should i put my maco 103 can you put to high and not get out and hear good.
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PA629
General consensus is the higher the better. One wavelength (aprox. 36 ft.) to the boom will be fine, and is the usual benchmark people shoot for. Above that is better still.
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'Doc
Contrary to popular belief, you can definitely get an antenna 'too high'! You typically know that happens when the feed line won't reach the antenna. The common 'cure' is to extend the length of the feed line. Then, the antenna is no longer 'too high'.
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PA629
'Doc wrote:Contrary to popular belief, you can definitely get an antenna 'too high'! You typically know that happens when the feed line won't reach the antenna. The common 'cure' is to extend the length of the feed line. Then, the antenna is no longer 'too high'.
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Hey Doc-
I need one of those feed line extenders, the CB Shop at the local Pilot doesn't carry them. Who makes a good one?
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superman 438
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Thank you for the help and DOC that was funny thank i needed that. 
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420Snowman
When you have to put a light becon at the top, you might be a little too high!!!
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Why not just put the light on it and then it won't be too high anymore420Snowman wrote:When you have to put a light becon at the top, you might be a little too high!!!
Snowman
73,Slim
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'Doc
Light beacons.
Aside from just the paper work, have you ever seen the price of the beacons you have to use on a tower that high? You definitely want to be sitting down when you do!
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Aside from just the paper work, have you ever seen the price of the beacons you have to use on a tower that high? You definitely want to be sitting down when you do!
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PA629
'Doc wrote:Light beacons.
Aside from just the paper work, have you ever seen the price of the beacons you have to use on a tower that high? You definitely want to be sitting down when you do!
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Nuthin' to it. Just hook up a bunch o' LED's to a wall wart.................ten fer?
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'Doc
As a matter of fact...
There are LED beacons available now! Not exactly what you find at Radio Shack, and no wall-wart powers them, but dang sure LEDS. You'd still better sit down.
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There are LED beacons available now! Not exactly what you find at Radio Shack, and no wall-wart powers them, but dang sure LEDS. You'd still better sit down.
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