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Call Sign : 26-CT-4793 Posts : 55 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2023-03-15 QTH or Location : DURHAM Equipment Used : CRE 8900
Subject: Antron A99 SWR Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:45 pm
so im getting my antron 99 installed on a pole to my gable end, whats the best way to check the swr before it goes up?? can you just stand the antena up or lay it on the ground? its my first antena and just want it setup right
thanks
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Call Sign : 26-CT-1836 Ham 2E0GGQ Posts : 4201 Times Thanked : 359 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Redcar, North Yorkshire. Equipment Used : Radios & Wires & Stuff! Age : 59
The only way to properly tune the antenna is to do it in situ. The A99 has tuning rings at the bottom so you should be able to do it fairly easily after the installation.
73's Gary.
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steve1uk Contributor
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Bolt it to the pole, stand it up in a garden parasol stand if you have one and tune it. That way you may be lucky and have it near as damnit when it goes up .
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Call Sign : 2-CT-216 Posts : 53 Times Thanked : 1 Join date : 2022-01-25 QTH or Location : Palmdale California Equipment Used : Base RCI 2950 Mirage, Mirage M75 Amatuer Bi-Linear Amplifier,with a Antron 99 base station antenna, Mobile radio Cobra 29 LTD Classic and Wilson 1000 Mag Mount Antenna, Marko F100 Amplifier.
The Antron 99 should be set already by the company, i used mine straight out of the box set on a 24 foot pole without the ground plane kit, swr's right around 1:2 across the mid frequencys (U.S CB frequencys).
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Call Sign : M0GVZ / 26CT1760 Posts : 531 Times Thanked : 35 Join date : 2019-11-13 QTH or Location : IO94SA Equipment Used : Icom 7300, TS480, President McKinley, Albrecht AE6110, CRT Mike Age : 53
Subject: Re: Antron A99 SWR Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:11 am
Don't expect the TV guy to have any clue about how to tune the antenna.
I've had a few A99s and Imax 2000s, never needed to touch the tuning rings. Don't get hung up on getting 1:1 SWR, there's no benefit. As long as it's below 1.6-1.8:1 on the channels you operate on that's just perfectly fine.
Today at 9:23 am by Razz229
Subject: Antron A99 SWR 
