new A99

[crazymikey555]

I got an A99 today and got it hooked up. The guy at the shop said to take some wire and put it across the roof but i can't remember where he said to tie them off to.

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You mean guy wire to support the masting? Or wire for ground planes? How high is your antenna to the base?

Congrats on the purchase. They are a decent antenna no doubt about it.

[crazymikey555]

for ground plane.

[Rex_foxhound]

Happy belated birthday crazymikey!

From what I've heard and read on here, a ground plane for the A99 doesn't help enough to notice. You could always try it but I'm not sure how you would do it.

[crazymikey555]

thank you ok ya it was a great b-day gift couldn't ask for anything better well mabye a new radio haha na the a99 is great.

[BobOstro61]

He must have been talking about guy wires for the antenna mast. There's a ground plane kit you can purchase for the A-99. It has 4 radials pointing down at a 45 degree angle. Nothing gets tied down to the roof with it.

I have my A-99 on a chimney strap mount with a 10 foot mast. The tip is at 43 feet, base at 25 feet. I don't have it tied down at all. It has already withstood some pretty strong winds this spring. If you're going to use a tripod to mount it to your roof, I'd then most definitely consider using guy wires. You don't want to damage the roof of the house in a bad storm.

[crazymikey555]

ok well i got it mounted on the peak of the roof.

[Ninety Three Eleven]

Must be a newer model the one I had about 8 years ago had nothing like that. It is a decent antenna. Congrats on the buy.

[crazymikey555]

yep now my next buy is a new radio. i want to get a mobile and use it as a base so i an put it in my truck from time to time. it doesn't have to have ssb. i was really thinking about a general lee any one have any of those as bases?

[BobOstro61]

That's what I did for a while, moving my General Lee in and out from base to mobile. Got aggravating after a while. That's when I got the Galaxy 95T.

[crazymikey555]

How many watts does a swp general lee have cause theres a guy selling an old saturn base i'm thinking about but i kinda wanna get one that i know will have great audio and power.

[BobOstro61]

Well, mine is dead keying 2-1/2 watts and swinging to 50 on the low side.

[crazymikey555]

Did you see that saturn turbo the guy is selling do you think it'sa good radio. or should i get a new one.