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Comet Dual Bander question
I have a SBB% Comet mobile dual band antenna.. I have lost the mobile
mount so borrowed a friedns Larsen mag mount (239 type).. anyway.. the comet fails badly seems like a dead short. Went to a buddy's house that has a comet SBB@ AND a comet mount.. My SBB% works great in his mount .. Does anyone know does the comet dual band mobile REQUIRE I use a comet maount?? seems unlikely but we did a number of test.. we see a great report and a difference I would expect between my SBB% (5/8) and his SBB@ (1/4) wave.. so it does work great as long as I use the COmet mount.. can anyone advise?? thanks |
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Note SBB%= SBB5 On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 20:21:46 -0700, Dan wrotd: I have a SBB% Comet mobile dual band antenna.. I have lost the mobile mount so borrowed a friedns Larsen mag mount (239 type).. anyway.. the comet fails badly seems like a dead short. Went to a buddy's house that has a comet SBB@ AND a comet mount.. My SBB% works great in his mount .. Does anyone know does the comet dual band mobile REQUIRE I use a comet maount?? seems unlikely but we did a number of test.. we see a great report and a difference I would expect between my SBB% (5/8) and his SBB@ (1/4) wave.. so it does work great as long as I use the COmet mount.. can anyone advise?? thanks |
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On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 20:22:42 -0700, Dan wrote:
Note SBB%= SBB5 On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 20:21:46 -0700, Dan wrotd: I have a SBB% Comet mobile dual band antenna.. I have lost the mobile mount so borrowed a friedns Larsen mag mount (239 type).. anyway.. the comet fails badly seems like a dead short. Went to a buddy's house that has a comet SBB@ AND a comet mount.. My SBB% works great in his mount .. Does anyone know does the comet dual band mobile REQUIRE I use a comet maount?? seems unlikely but we did a number of test.. we see a great report and a difference I would expect between my SBB% (5/8) and his SBB@ (1/4) wave.. so it does work great as long as I use the COmet mount.. can anyone advise?? thanks If you have an ohm meter or continuity checker verify that the center conductor and ground are not shorted then check for continuity between the connector center conductor & mount center conductor and same with the shield. Are there any 'flat spots' on the cable? If it was routed in such a manner that a door or trunck lip repeatedly crushed the cable when opening and closing it could cause the shield & inner conductor to short - worst case and it would have to be pretty well pinched but still possible. I use a Larsen antenna on a Diamond mount with no problems whatsoever; and many folks mix & match antennas and mounts with no ill effect - there is no inherent imcompatability between brands as long as the connectors are of a matching type (PL-259 to S0239, NMO male to NMO female etc). |
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