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daveg4otu

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Damaged antenna - replacement needed
« on: April 29, 2009, 10:03:40 AM »
Damaged antenna - replacement needed...

As  above - from whom- how much ?
any info welcomed.

MTIA
5 Miles N of BHD at 50.28.28 N/3.30.43W...400ft amsl.

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Hamish McTorsk

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Re: Damaged antenna - replacement needed
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2009, 11:08:17 AM »
Go to ML&S with this link http://www.hamradio.co.uk/cgi-bin/ss000001.pl?page=search&PR=-1&TB=A&SS=bs1105&ACTION=Search

You will see the BS1100 and BS1105, I use the 1105 and can recomend it.

daveg4otu

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Re: Damaged antenna - replacement needed
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2009, 11:34:14 AM »
Thanks - will probably go for that.
5 Miles N of BHD at 50.28.28 N/3.30.43W...400ft amsl.

Hampshire, Devon, Dorset and Isle of Wight  Airfields Websites.....
http://devonairfields.tripod.com/index.htm

Hamish McTorsk

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Re: Damaged antenna - replacement needed
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2009, 11:38:11 AM »
Dont forget to order the BNC-to-SMA adaptor pigtail.

EGNXR

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Re: Damaged antenna - replacement needed
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2009, 12:16:39 PM »
Dont forget to order the BNC-to-SMA adaptor pigtail.

HellO,
I recently purchased an 1105C which has all the correct fittings for RB supplied  from AOR at Matlock. So no need for patch lead, that will save you about £13.

HTH Cheers John
Based in Derby 5Nm NW of EGNX

DAFO1711

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Re: Damaged antenna - replacement needed
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2009, 09:27:46 PM »
I bought the 1105 out of choice because I found the lead too thin on the aerial supplied with the RB.

The 1105 is well made and a lot more solid and costs around £40.00 - but dont forget the patch. A number of threads suggest that you need a BNC-SMA patch so that there is no loss but I also picked up a connector (BNC-SMA) in Maplin for a couple of quid and there was no difference.

I think the real reason is because the patch lead puts less strain on the sma plug on your RB.

The 1105 antenna picks up a lot more traffic than the RB one - I llive on top of Black Mountains and it can easily pick up traffic as far north as Manchester and south to France. - Really good antenna highly recommend.