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Forum: Marine Electronics 12-05-2010, 15:44
Replies: 38
Views: 4,957
Posted By hellosailor
" why not just put the antenna inside the mast? "...

" why not just put the antenna inside the mast? "
Because wood, wet or dry, absorbs and blocks radio signals. Wet wood especially. If you want to hide the antenna inside the mast, mast the mast of...
Forum: Marine Electronics 04-02-2010, 06:58
Replies: 38
Views: 4,957
Posted By hellosailor
If the old VHF is working, a new one won't work...

If the old VHF is working, a new one won't work any better. It may do more (AIS, distinctive calling, tri-watch) but the plain old radio functionality won't be any different. So there's no hurry to...
Forum: Marine Electronics 30-01-2010, 19:42
Replies: 38
Views: 4,957
Posted By hellosailor
If you're running the cable "up" the mast, how do...

If you're running the cable "up" the mast, how do you secure the cable TO the mast, every couple of feet, to prevent the cable's own weight from stretching it as it hangs loose from the top? Not just...
Forum: Marine Electronics 30-01-2010, 09:49
Replies: 38
Views: 4,957
Posted By hellosailor
"but there is no need to take down the mast to...

"but there is no need to take down the mast to install an antenna."
Very true, but depending on your ingenuity and internal options for installing the cable properly secured, it may be best to take...
Forum: Marine Electronics 29-01-2010, 15:40
Replies: 38
Views: 4,957
Posted By hellosailor
"A sailboat with 8' off the water?" Not...

"A sailboat with 8' off the water?"
Not unusual when a six-foot tall sailor is standing in the cockpit of a sub-40-footer with a handheld. Because not all of us want ram-mics and sometimes having a...
Forum: Marine Electronics 27-01-2010, 17:09
Replies: 38
Views: 4,957
Posted By hellosailor
Good table--bad illustration they made though....

Good table--bad illustration they made though. Someone could mistake the vertical line in the sailboat for a mast, and then get confused over why the range is shown as the same, at the base, middle,...
Forum: Marine Electronics 27-01-2010, 14:01
Replies: 38
Views: 4,957
Posted By hellosailor
How big does an antenna have to be? Roughly one...

How big does an antenna have to be? Roughly one half meter or one meter in height. Either one is banned from carry-on luggage, since it can be used as a weapon. Although the TSA agents often ignore...
Forum: Marine Electronics 26-01-2010, 17:36
Replies: 38
Views: 4,957
Posted By hellosailor
" Its 15" center-loaded design delivers Unity...

" Its 15" center-loaded design delivers Unity Gain, "
That antenna is a piece of ****. Get a real atenna that has some positive gain factor (3db, 6db) and mount it aloft. Yes, running a cable...
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