First, It would be much easier, if you had someone to help you. Review all of your plans to put the mast up!
@codyjackson5724 күн бұрын
😅
@furion..Ай бұрын
Way back in the 1970s had a 13 ft roof at the peak and I put a five section telescoping mast with a penetrator on top and ran for guy wires at every 10 ft level or 20 guy wires total every single one had insulators top Midland bottom and every single one had turnbuckles to make sure I could get it perfectly straight tight and even. With one foot of mast inside for the top four sections that was 46 ft of mast plus 13 ft of house plus 22 ft of Super Penetrator 500 or 81 ft at the top! It seemed to work well, especially with the Palomar 300a 👍🤠
@MrKeys572 ай бұрын
Does it have a notch filter? -
@superiorvideoandphotograph3752 ай бұрын
Your first mistake was buying that antenna, I do not like them at all. I have the new Sirio Top Hat Astroplane it really performs well. Yes it is a bit more work assembling it but well worth it. I am 60 years old and have 2 bad hips and back issues. I was still able to get it put up on my roof all by myself. yes with loads of pain. I quit taking the Gabapoentin over a year ago it was not halping me at all.
@AndrewSparkfish2 ай бұрын
Why a mistake? Have just acquired one not yet up.
@furion..Ай бұрын
superiorvideoandphotograph375 - it's a POS for local or extended local "Ground-Wave" but does concentrate it's TOA around 25°- 35° so it DXs better than one would expect for a 16' 4" (7/16 wave) antenna. The Procomm Proton99 outperforms the A99 but a considerable amount, but is built lighter duty.
@furion..Ай бұрын
AndrewSparkfish - go with a Sirio 827 or it's newer version called Blizzard 2700 or if you're not in an area with higher than 70mph wind, the Sirio 5/8 GainMaster is also awesome but is fickle and cannot be set up near ANYTHING METAL or it's performance suffers greatly. Everyone loves their 827/Blizzard 2700! Use large coax like RG-213!
@superiorvideoandphotograph375Ай бұрын
@@AndrewSparkfish the fiberglass will dry out from ultrviolet rays and it will snap in time
@tommywalker7422 ай бұрын
Man that’s rough without a heavy sledgehammer. Great job!
@larrymccready84993 ай бұрын
I am 72years old and every thing I do goes just like the trouble you were having I think it goes with age.
@577buttfan4 ай бұрын
Looks like your either on top of a mountain there or its really flat one of the two lol.
@577buttfan4 ай бұрын
I gotta do some work on my antron its been a few years and the swr is getting high across the band especially on channel 1.
@bobmcnelis36485 ай бұрын
Good Job Ron! Dont feel like you’re the only one who makes mistakes, we all do!
@furion..Ай бұрын
bobmcnelis3648 - I stopped making stupid mistakes when I turned 90, 25 years from now 😆
@robertmethia70805 ай бұрын
good quality electrical tape works great and strengthens it also
@577buttfan4 ай бұрын
Nice,I use that on my paramotor props and its good stuff.I use dielectric grease on all my antenna connections seems to work great was thinking to try some liquid tape on the pl259 connector to water proof.
@andik8592 ай бұрын
@@577buttfantake silicon from bath. I use this for my sockets.
@thomastessin16636 ай бұрын
Use a fence post driver.
@bradyseitz28836 ай бұрын
Mine is getting wore down but I heard u can use certain paint it affects swr so what did you use please post and did it affect swr
@furion..Ай бұрын
bradyseitz2883 - just use clear so you won't affect the swr or radiation angle by adding minerals used in making colors.
@ciaranmcmanus38406 ай бұрын
I sure wish you had someone there to help you
@watainidan58677 ай бұрын
too high on the ends, too dry in the middle.
@q95oldies577 ай бұрын
I went over mine with clear Krylon
@jgmopar7 ай бұрын
I never look forward to hammering the rod into the ground. A guy showed me to use pipe with a hose fitting on the end and use water to help drive the pipe into the ground. then put the rod through the pipe pull the pipe back up and the rod should stay in the ground then back fill.
@robinbrown70198 ай бұрын
Yup
@bleikrsound61278 ай бұрын
I’m preparing to set up one of these about 200 ft up a WV mountain slope. My plan is to connect a balun directly to the A99, connect 450 ladder line, run the 200 ft into the tuner. And I’m 65. Pray for me. 😂 😂 😂
@q95oldies577 ай бұрын
How did the ladder line do? Good idea. I haven't thought about that.
@furion..Ай бұрын
BALUNS not 'balance' 🤬
@furion..Ай бұрын
By the way that was 2.83dB loss per 100 ft or approximately 23 DB total loss which would be 1/200 of my power reaching the antenna 😭 - and one 200th of about 130 Watts was right about 2/3 of a watt - lol
@ELVISRN19 ай бұрын
title says how to ground a cb antenna???should say how to hammer a rod into ground the slow way.
@mux19789 ай бұрын
What is the coaxial/mono jack cable you are using? I just picked up an Eton Excutive and the ML30 ANTENNA but it doesnt come with an adapter to connect to the mono jack of the Eton. Thanks!
@donmartin74609 ай бұрын
I am reminded of myself here. Good show 👍
@scottwiseman80159 ай бұрын
I'll say great job Sir. And I'll also say that you should have had a radio buddy helping you. Heck man 40 years ago you'd had that thing up in twenty minutes, but now...not so much. Be careful my friend as "over doing it" can lead to a hospital visit or worse. Hope to hear you on the air. 73's to you and family. Taco Bender107 "The Village Idiot" Scott Dallas, Texas
@stevestanley51839 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing ron.
@user-eu4nc4oj9f10 ай бұрын
You sound like you about give out of breath and i know how that feels because my antron is 50 foot on pipes and i did it by myself and that was a work out lol
@RidgeHikerAdventures11 ай бұрын
Nice job, how is the antenna performing for you?
@kingkong_1959 Жыл бұрын
what anntana do you have on there?
@joeschnell5695 Жыл бұрын
I hope the spray paint didn’t contain any lead in it.
@Monza62000 Жыл бұрын
not anymore
@MAGNETAR-187 Жыл бұрын
I learned from your mistake from the start! You dont paint a Solarcon a99 antenna which is already a white fiberglass antenna!
@MJDNY11737 ай бұрын
They break down in the sun quickly with no protection.
@andik8592 ай бұрын
It is a good idea. I have polished my old Sirtel S 2000 Home Base 5/8 alu antenna. It is made in germany and no more produced but a really good antenna. Should i it lack with clear lack ? Than is it safety and no dirt and dust hang on it.
@veggiepowered Жыл бұрын
I Would Cut All Those Tree Branches Near By . Did Grounding It Bring The SWRs Down Any ? I'am Your Newest Subscriber John In Florida
@adrianb7597 Жыл бұрын
Tap the screen with the pointer close to where the peak is it will save you using the vfo
@rondellschuyler7074 Жыл бұрын
The Antron 99 is not a bad antennae. The Antron 99 is a really good DX skip antennae. I have talked all over the world.
@locascioantonino Жыл бұрын
Nice video I liked it
@locascioantonino Жыл бұрын
Maybe you should’ve put some olive oil
@locascioantonino Жыл бұрын
Do me a favor somebody give me a glass of water
@locascioantonino Жыл бұрын
Pop I’m a ham operator tech put the thing the screw in like that if you fuck up the top part you already have it in get a 60 pound hammer that’s a with the air compressor and I’ll go right down very easy you’ll be there all day long, but be careful you don’t go too far
@locascioantonino Жыл бұрын
Why you did put some holy water
@thomastessin16636 ай бұрын
🤣
@locascioantonino Жыл бұрын
Hey pop, should I get a 3 pound hammer or a sledgehammer or a jackhammer 60 pounds and stick it in there but you’re going to have to put the sleeve in first like that because later you can get it in
@J0EYbagaDONUTS Жыл бұрын
Why do something once when you can do it 5 times
@mdcsokwithme Жыл бұрын
Anyone ever tell you that you look like an 18 year old Frank Zappa?
@J0EYbagaDONUTS Жыл бұрын
@@mdcsokwithme All the time . Why couldn't I look more like Brad Pitt
@UcantBeSerious03 Жыл бұрын
3:10 is that one of those special ladders to get around a tree branch?
@teresathomley3703 Жыл бұрын
Good video, sir.👍
@teresathomley3703 Жыл бұрын
Hey
@johncrouch8988 Жыл бұрын
I love your videos! Please keep em coming! 😂
@stephenmcgraw694 Жыл бұрын
Ron, What connector do you use to hook up this antenna to this radio? Seems like I need something in the antenna jack that will accept this threaded cable on the antenna.
@jamesandrewdixon8766 Жыл бұрын
Wot is he doing dodrey old fart bent as a banana
@seeharvester Жыл бұрын
Lol. Wait till you get old.
@keith125 Жыл бұрын
He was doing a damn good job.
@rallypoint1 Жыл бұрын
They are good radios! Mine needed a few tweaks inside to get it to factory specs. Try lowering your RF gain a few clicks. You will have a better signal to noise ratio.👍🏼
@ScottsRadios Жыл бұрын
The skip is at an all time high and some only uses the radio to agitate, or simply hear themselves talk. Great hobby, but it only takes a few to ruin the fun.
@alessandrolorenzetti2326 Жыл бұрын
Ciao da Italia genova
@jwgbmp40 Жыл бұрын
Nice job. Im getting ready to do same with a 99. I had been using a 102"whip on top of two pcs of rigid emt. Thanks for being obvious with the ground, as I wasnt sure where to attach it. (Currently the antennae to metal bracket to emt fastened to cyclone fence pole is ground).. fiberglass new to me tho. New sub here too, keep em coming.
@jesseobrien5864 Жыл бұрын
I'm trying to make an antenna that will stick on a metal roof 4 stories up in the pnw. Thinking my best bet is to magnet mount a 102inch steel whip. If I live in an apartment is it possible they already have a ground rod out there someplace?
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First, It would be much easier, if you had someone to help you. Review all of your plans to put the mast up!
😅
Way back in the 1970s had a 13 ft roof at the peak and I put a five section telescoping mast with a penetrator on top and ran for guy wires at every 10 ft level or 20 guy wires total every single one had insulators top Midland bottom and every single one had turnbuckles to make sure I could get it perfectly straight tight and even. With one foot of mast inside for the top four sections that was 46 ft of mast plus 13 ft of house plus 22 ft of Super Penetrator 500 or 81 ft at the top! It seemed to work well, especially with the Palomar 300a 👍🤠
Does it have a notch filter? -
Your first mistake was buying that antenna, I do not like them at all. I have the new Sirio Top Hat Astroplane it really performs well. Yes it is a bit more work assembling it but well worth it. I am 60 years old and have 2 bad hips and back issues. I was still able to get it put up on my roof all by myself. yes with loads of pain. I quit taking the Gabapoentin over a year ago it was not halping me at all.
Why a mistake? Have just acquired one not yet up.
superiorvideoandphotograph375 - it's a POS for local or extended local "Ground-Wave" but does concentrate it's TOA around 25°- 35° so it DXs better than one would expect for a 16' 4" (7/16 wave) antenna. The Procomm Proton99 outperforms the A99 but a considerable amount, but is built lighter duty.
AndrewSparkfish - go with a Sirio 827 or it's newer version called Blizzard 2700 or if you're not in an area with higher than 70mph wind, the Sirio 5/8 GainMaster is also awesome but is fickle and cannot be set up near ANYTHING METAL or it's performance suffers greatly. Everyone loves their 827/Blizzard 2700! Use large coax like RG-213!
@@AndrewSparkfish the fiberglass will dry out from ultrviolet rays and it will snap in time
Man that’s rough without a heavy sledgehammer. Great job!
I am 72years old and every thing I do goes just like the trouble you were having I think it goes with age.
Looks like your either on top of a mountain there or its really flat one of the two lol.
I gotta do some work on my antron its been a few years and the swr is getting high across the band especially on channel 1.
Good Job Ron! Dont feel like you’re the only one who makes mistakes, we all do!
bobmcnelis3648 - I stopped making stupid mistakes when I turned 90, 25 years from now 😆
good quality electrical tape works great and strengthens it also
Nice,I use that on my paramotor props and its good stuff.I use dielectric grease on all my antenna connections seems to work great was thinking to try some liquid tape on the pl259 connector to water proof.
@@577buttfantake silicon from bath. I use this for my sockets.
Use a fence post driver.
Mine is getting wore down but I heard u can use certain paint it affects swr so what did you use please post and did it affect swr
bradyseitz2883 - just use clear so you won't affect the swr or radiation angle by adding minerals used in making colors.
I sure wish you had someone there to help you
too high on the ends, too dry in the middle.
I went over mine with clear Krylon
I never look forward to hammering the rod into the ground. A guy showed me to use pipe with a hose fitting on the end and use water to help drive the pipe into the ground. then put the rod through the pipe pull the pipe back up and the rod should stay in the ground then back fill.
Yup
I’m preparing to set up one of these about 200 ft up a WV mountain slope. My plan is to connect a balun directly to the A99, connect 450 ladder line, run the 200 ft into the tuner. And I’m 65. Pray for me. 😂 😂 😂
How did the ladder line do? Good idea. I haven't thought about that.
BALUNS not 'balance' 🤬
By the way that was 2.83dB loss per 100 ft or approximately 23 DB total loss which would be 1/200 of my power reaching the antenna 😭 - and one 200th of about 130 Watts was right about 2/3 of a watt - lol
title says how to ground a cb antenna???should say how to hammer a rod into ground the slow way.
What is the coaxial/mono jack cable you are using? I just picked up an Eton Excutive and the ML30 ANTENNA but it doesnt come with an adapter to connect to the mono jack of the Eton. Thanks!
I am reminded of myself here. Good show 👍
I'll say great job Sir. And I'll also say that you should have had a radio buddy helping you. Heck man 40 years ago you'd had that thing up in twenty minutes, but now...not so much. Be careful my friend as "over doing it" can lead to a hospital visit or worse. Hope to hear you on the air. 73's to you and family. Taco Bender107 "The Village Idiot" Scott Dallas, Texas
Thanks for sharing ron.
You sound like you about give out of breath and i know how that feels because my antron is 50 foot on pipes and i did it by myself and that was a work out lol
Nice job, how is the antenna performing for you?
what anntana do you have on there?
I hope the spray paint didn’t contain any lead in it.
not anymore
I learned from your mistake from the start! You dont paint a Solarcon a99 antenna which is already a white fiberglass antenna!
They break down in the sun quickly with no protection.
It is a good idea. I have polished my old Sirtel S 2000 Home Base 5/8 alu antenna. It is made in germany and no more produced but a really good antenna. Should i it lack with clear lack ? Than is it safety and no dirt and dust hang on it.
I Would Cut All Those Tree Branches Near By . Did Grounding It Bring The SWRs Down Any ? I'am Your Newest Subscriber John In Florida
Tap the screen with the pointer close to where the peak is it will save you using the vfo
The Antron 99 is not a bad antennae. The Antron 99 is a really good DX skip antennae. I have talked all over the world.
Nice video I liked it
Maybe you should’ve put some olive oil
Do me a favor somebody give me a glass of water
Pop I’m a ham operator tech put the thing the screw in like that if you fuck up the top part you already have it in get a 60 pound hammer that’s a with the air compressor and I’ll go right down very easy you’ll be there all day long, but be careful you don’t go too far
Why you did put some holy water
🤣
Hey pop, should I get a 3 pound hammer or a sledgehammer or a jackhammer 60 pounds and stick it in there but you’re going to have to put the sleeve in first like that because later you can get it in
Why do something once when you can do it 5 times
Anyone ever tell you that you look like an 18 year old Frank Zappa?
@@mdcsokwithme All the time . Why couldn't I look more like Brad Pitt
3:10 is that one of those special ladders to get around a tree branch?
Good video, sir.👍
Hey
I love your videos! Please keep em coming! 😂
Ron, What connector do you use to hook up this antenna to this radio? Seems like I need something in the antenna jack that will accept this threaded cable on the antenna.
Wot is he doing dodrey old fart bent as a banana
Lol. Wait till you get old.
He was doing a damn good job.
They are good radios! Mine needed a few tweaks inside to get it to factory specs. Try lowering your RF gain a few clicks. You will have a better signal to noise ratio.👍🏼
The skip is at an all time high and some only uses the radio to agitate, or simply hear themselves talk. Great hobby, but it only takes a few to ruin the fun.
Ciao da Italia genova
Nice job. Im getting ready to do same with a 99. I had been using a 102"whip on top of two pcs of rigid emt. Thanks for being obvious with the ground, as I wasnt sure where to attach it. (Currently the antennae to metal bracket to emt fastened to cyclone fence pole is ground).. fiberglass new to me tho. New sub here too, keep em coming.
I'm trying to make an antenna that will stick on a metal roof 4 stories up in the pnw. Thinking my best bet is to magnet mount a 102inch steel whip. If I live in an apartment is it possible they already have a ground rod out there someplace?
No.