To a point you can make loops in it and what not but in my case, where my
wire is and where my antenna lines come in, I only need about 20 feet at
most and the rest of that I couldn't do much with, I could about rap the
house in it and make it back around. In fact I think I could do that if my
siding wasn't metal. I have tight confines and used a loop hole in the rules
in this park where technically I can put up what ever I want with in reason
as long as it's attached to the house and not the ground. The vertical is
the exception to that but unless you really look, as close as it is to the
house you can't really tell, plus it is tied off to the house for guiding.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Adams" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 6:20 AM
Subject: Re: Cobra Antenna
> John, that has always been my problem when trying to use ladderline. I
> have no room for the excess ladderline.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of John Miller
> Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2013 7:48 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Cobra Antenna
>
> 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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