Monday, December 12, 2005

Comet GP-3

I went and ordered a Comet GP-3 2M/70cm antenna, along with a Cable X-Perts coaxial feed line from Gigaparts. The plan to to mount it on top of my house on a 10 foot mast, which I'll either attach to one of the plumbing vents protruding through the roof, or my chimney. I can pick up the mast and mounting hardware locally. It's being shipped UPS Ground so I don't expect it before the end of next week.

This should really improve the performance of my Yaesu FT-7800 at home.
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Better check your building codes - Your local coded msy not permit attaching anything to the vent stack.

8:29 AM
Anonymous said...

Hey which type of cable did you buy??
1) $50 CXP08XC100 -- 100FT RG8X Foam PE 95% Braid, Soldered and Tested Coax W/PL-259

2) $56 CXP008C100 -- 100FT RG8/U Foam PE W/PL-259, 95% Braid, Soldered and Tested Coax

3) $137 CXP1318FC100 -- 100FT RG8/U Double Shielded (Replaces 9913 and is closer to an LMR product) Flex Low Loss W/PL-259, UV Resistant & Direct Burial Jacket, Soldered and Tested Coax

and how do you like the antenna? I just bought a home and I would like to stick a ham shack in the basement. I'm thinking about running the cable up the brick chimney and mounting the antenna on top. I have direct access to the chimney and it's the highest point on my roof so I figured it would be my best option. Check out some pics of my house on my flickr account if you'd like. http://flickr.com/photos/halfzware/page11/ Hopefully my metal roof does not affect my radio's performance. :) Also feel free to check my blog out sometime.

www.halfzware.com

73's
KC9BFT

4:16 PM

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