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The Sr. is 140 feet, I forget how long the Jr. is but it's considerably
shorter. I think I actually could fit the Jr on my property but don't know
what to do with the ladder line.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Adams" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2013 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: Cobra Antenna
> John, how long is the cobra antenna? If I have the space I might look in
> to trying it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of John Miller
> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 6:13 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Cobra Antenna
>
> I used one a couple years ago and the only reason I'm not using it now is
> I
> don't have the land for it. I loved it. I'm not sure on the internal tuner
> as I had an amp at the time so needed an external tuner for the amp but I
> know when not using the amp at times I would put the tuner in bypass mode
> and run the tuner in the radio and I don't recall it ever having a
> problem.
>
> I miss that antenna, best wire antenna I've ever had. I did an a/b
> comparison with other antennas, I had the land for it and any other multi
> band antenna I tried at that location it had them beat on most bands
> noticeably. I'm not talking an s1 on one antenna was an s9 on the cobra,
> but the noise level was lower in general and often, especially on 75, 40
> and 160 though I had few to compare it with on 160, often I could see an
> s5
> signal turn in to an S7 by switching antennas. I had a G5RV up almost the
> whole time I had the cobra up and it really beat the g5rv everywhere but
> 12
> and 10 meters where neither one is worth anything because it's just too
> long and they were about equal there but any other band, that cobra was
> equal to and more often beating anything else I compared it with. I just
> wish I had the room where I am now to put one up though what I have works
> for what I want to do with it.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "brady" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 11:49 PM
> Subject: Cobra Antenna
>
>
>> Hello to the Group!
>>
>> Curious if any of you are using a COBRA Antenna? If so, how is it
>> working for you?
>>
>> Also, how is it working with an automatic internal tuner?
>>
>> Any info would be appreciated!
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Brady
>> w7ypz
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