Hi, I have my I-Max 2000 mounted on a two inch diameter forty two foot pole. Before that I machined the mounting plate off and fitted the A99 ground plane kit. The base of the I-Max is not round, being oval, so I manufactured a sleeve to allow easy installation of the GP kit. I can report it works extremely well on 12m - 10m and is usuable down to 20m with an internal aatu. Beyond that the performance drops away rapidly although it will match ok down to 80m requiring the likes of the SCC aatu to match on 160m. The Shakespere ABS performs a little better on the ham bands, but the I-Max is better on the 12m - CB - 10m segment.
Remember, if you're not worried about it falling down, it's not high enough!
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Originally Posted by Buther Boy
I have spent quite a bit of time in the last several weeks trying to
come up with a solution for talking skip in a town home area. Well, I
think I got it figured out... Maybe any way. :-)
I ordered the Imax 2000, based on several eham reviews and in
particular, the reviews of N0VZ and WB2YIP:
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1376?page=3
It would seem that I could theoretically get away with installing the
Imax 2000 at my town home on PVC piping in a 5 gallon cemented bucket.
So there you have it!
Buther Boy
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