Hi Howard,

Good going.  The only thing I did not understand was about the u-bolts, what am I missing?
Keith Reedy
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On Dec 8, 2011, at 6:57 PM, Howard Kaufman wrote:

> Well, we beat winter, and handled Murphy.
> What do I know about the imax-2000?
> 1.  It's easy to assemble!  a blind person can do it independantly.
> 2.  The mounting plate and bolts are sturdy, but they will not fit a 1 and 3 
> quarter inch u-bolt.
> 3.  Got it up, the SWR is higher on ten than I'd like, but it is under 2.4/1 
> on 17 meters, I think this is a compramize.
> I get 4.5/1 on 20, which I can tune out with the internal tuner.
> I worked California s9 on 10, and florida massechusets and Pueto Rico on 17 
> meters.  Then the bands closed down.
> We will learn tomorrow, along with antenna comparisons between the 6 meter 
> ringo, imax-2000, and double extended zepp.
> I just worked Santiago Chili on 40 meters with the zepp.
> The 2000 ended up on a 10 foot piece of steel conduit lashed to the porch 
> rail with two bungy cords.
> H T Kaufman MSW LCSW
> Adaptive Technology Instructor