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Old 05-12-2020, 08:04   #1
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Shakespeare Mariner 4200 & AIS Transponder

We just purchased a Vesper Cortex V1. Our present VHF antenna is a Shakespeare Mariner 4200 (3 db), mounted at the masthead. VHF cable is LMR-400. Mast height is 62 ft. Total cable length is approximately 75 ft. We realize that Vesper manufactures an AIS/VHF antenna (Model# VA159) tuned for the AIS end of the band, but I am curious to know what success or problems, if any, others may have encountered with using an existing VHF antenna. Thanks!
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Re: Shakespeare Mariner 4200 & AIS Transponder

A bit of a late response.....

I shortened the 4200 by 1 cm and am using Ancor 213 feedline.

VSWR is 1.2 on AIS and less on marine channels.
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