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Forum: Marine Electronics 06-05-2023, 01:11
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Posted By s/v Jedi
Re: Please Recommend a Quality VHF Masthead Antenna

When the conditions are good and the antennas are new, a $50 whip will work just as good as a $400 high end antenna.

This all changes over the years of exposure to UV and humid, salty air where...
Forum: Marine Electronics 04-05-2023, 14:27
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
Re: Please Recommend a Quality VHF Masthead Antenna

But that Shakespeare would not be a Phase III nor even a Galaxy line antenna, right?

Morad is right there at quality level with the high end lines.
Forum: Marine Electronics 04-05-2023, 06:07
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
Re: Please Recommend a Quality VHF Masthead Antenna

Here’s a picture of our installation of a Galaxy Little Giant (in black) on our main mast head. The white coax is the long cable going down the mast to the radio and the black thin coax is just 12”...
Forum: Marine Electronics 04-05-2023, 00:27
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
Re: Please Recommend a Quality VHF Masthead Antenna

The Galaxy Little Giant is a very good antenna… I’ve been using it for the past 15 years. It has one weak point, namely that it has a cable attached permanently. The workaround is to make it short...
Forum: Marine Electronics 23-03-2023, 07:11
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
Re: Please Recommend a Quality VHF Masthead Antenna

Diamond sx400 is a power meter…
Forum: Marine Electronics 25-11-2019, 11:09
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
Re: Please Recommend a Quality VHF Masthead Antenna

I recommend you reconsider your pick and look at the CELmar0-1 antenna.

PDF: https://acantennas.com/sites/default/files/productsheets/CELmar0-1.pdf
Forum: Marine Electronics 02-10-2019, 02:22
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
Re: Please Recommend a Quality VHF Masthead Antenna

You will lose most of the range but you need vertical clearance with radar scanner... it is in the radar manual but IIRC one meter minimum (40”).

I would put the antenna on the upper spreader and...
Forum: Marine Electronics 02-10-2019, 02:14
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
Re: Please Recommend a Quality VHF Masthead Antenna

I recommend you put the antenna on the upper spreader ��
Forum: Marine Electronics 24-08-2016, 17:18
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
Re: Please Recommend a Quality VHF Masthead Antenna

John, you are repeating this info about gain and radiation pattern but nobody is claiming otherwise. I stated that I *can't* compare range, not that the 5400 has more range.

I did measure the...
Forum: Marine Electronics 24-08-2016, 12:50
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
Re: Please Recommend a Quality VHF Masthead Antenna

Hi John,

The 5400 is a dipole antenna. I think I have the 5215 on my mizzen mast and it grounds the shield to the metal mount, creating grounding loops with the bonding system. I also get a higher...
Forum: Marine Electronics 23-08-2016, 12:41
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
Re: Please Recommend a Quality VHF Masthead Antenna

Wasn't the 5215 grounded?


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Forum: Marine Electronics 13-08-2016, 05:02
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
Re: Please Recommend a Quality VHF Masthead Antenna

Your installer is exactly right and you should take his advice and get that cable and that antenna. Make sure the cable is from Times Microwave and you get the ultra flex variant of it.


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Forum: Marine Electronics 29-04-2016, 06:05
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
Re: Please Recommend a Quality VHF Masthead Antenna

What helps is to have antennas, wind sensors etc. blocking the 3-color light at exactly where one color of the light changes to another.
Forum: Marine Electronics 06-06-2014, 05:48
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
Re: Please Recommend a Quality VHF Masthead Antenna

The shakespear little giant is.... Here it comes... Little. The big ones are 8-12dB for motoryachts.

It is a dipole so less noise than base loaded designs which are ground plane antennas.
Forum: Marine Electronics 03-01-2014, 19:43
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
Re: Please Recommend a Quality VHF Masthead Antenna

The Shakespeare Little Giant is 1/2 wave, not 5/8. It is a center fed dipole unlike the average grounded designs, which keeps the receiver S/N nice and clean.

Every user notices the big...
Forum: Marine Electronics 28-04-2013, 18:23
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
Lol. That self amalgamating tape, what is it made...

Lol. That self amalgamating tape, what is it made of? I.e. does it become a sticky mass or is it silicone?
Forum: Marine Electronics 28-04-2013, 15:53
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
Re: Please Recommend a Quality VHF Masthead Antenna

Because I think tar would work better than a box. The box would be long, narrow and flat... with two cable glands, one at each end, that you somehow need to get N-type connectors through. I envision...
Forum: Marine Electronics 28-04-2013, 15:23
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
Re: Please Recommend a Quality VHF Masthead Antenna

I would rather paint it with tar... I hate junction boxes. :D
Forum: Marine Electronics 28-04-2013, 15:11
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
Re: Please Recommend a Quality VHF Masthead Antenna

What you need is Silicone Rescue Tape, vinyl electra tape and a cable-tie.

First the Rescue tape: start with 1.5 straight wraps at the lowest end, then tension and stretch it and wrap towards the...
Forum: Marine Electronics 22-03-2013, 04:47
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
I think you should just sail over here so you can...

I think you should just sail over here so you can get all the good stuff for good prices :)
Forum: Marine Electronics 19-03-2013, 12:07
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
Re: Please Recommend a Quality VHF Masthead Antenna

This is the best cable to pick: https://www.timesmicrowave.com/products/lmr/downloads/62-65.pdf
Forum: Marine Electronics 19-03-2013, 12:06
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
Re: Please Recommend a Quality VHF Masthead Antenna

Did you check the flexible LMR400? It was proven to be good for marine use... Let me find it again and post it here.

Here is APRS weather graphics from a station in Panama: this stuff is so cool...
Forum: Marine Electronics 19-03-2013, 09:44
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
Re: Please Recommend a Quality VHF Masthead Antenna

If you want an N-connector, buy one and put it on; I mean, for masthead mount you have to cut off most of the cable and put a new connector on anyway.

The silver-plated elements version is here:...
Forum: Marine Electronics 19-03-2013, 05:48
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
I have used the CX-4 antenna for many years (17...

I have used the CX-4 antenna for many years (17 years) and never had a problem with it; they are a good solid choice. That said, they are of a lesser quality standard than the Galaxy range from...
Forum: Marine Electronics 18-03-2013, 19:04
Replies: 246
Views: 423,423
Posted By s/v Jedi
Re: Please Recommend a Quality VHF Masthead Antenna

I used to have a Sailor VHF a long time ago so I just checked a manual for a current one and both have/had SO-239 connectors so it's BS that pro-radios have N connectors. There are more Sailor radios...
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