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John Miller <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:41:27 -0400
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absolutely, mine was about 60 feet up in the center and about 8 on one end, 
20 on the other end and especially now that I went back to the G5RV at the 
current QTH, I really miss that cobra.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: Nice shacks


> John,
>
> The amazing thing about the Cobra is how quiet it is.  I've wondered 
> several
> times if my antenna was broken when band conditions were poor.  On 75,
> people often think I'm running an amplifier when I'm just running 100 
> watts
> with no processor.  My antenna is about 20 feet off the ground at each 
> end,
> and sags to about 15 feet in the center.  I wonder what it would do if I
> could raise it ten more feet.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 08:33
> Subject: Re: Nice shacks
>
>
>>I just realized what I put, sorry, I had a typo there, the cobra blows the
>> g5rv away on 40 and 75.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 7:59 AM
>> Subject: Re: Nice shacks
>>
>>
>>> Thanks John for the report!  Those results are surprising, I guess I 
>>> will
>>> keep what I have, can't afford the low signals on 40 and 80.
>> 

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