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Post by wa5otr on Dec 20, 2005 23:56:26 GMT -5
The following link will take you to a page on my web site that describes the modification of the ATAS-120a antenna. It adds a spring under the whip and changes the whip to a better quality whip to keep the whip from being bent and damaged when mounted fairly high on a vehicle. yaesu's OEM whip is just plain cheap for a $320 antenna! www.clarksons.org/photogallery/my_atas120a_spring_modification.htmWiley Clarkson WA5OTR |
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Post by KD5LWU on Dec 21, 2005 10:18:19 GMT -5
Thanks for the mod! Looks good.
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Post by wa5otr on Feb 19, 2006 17:44:08 GMT -5
For anyone interested, I have been able to put together (after many tries) a base spring for the ATAS antennas. I have been using a standard heavy duty SS whip spring for several months on my ATAS-120a and it has really helped take the hits of brush and tree limbs, not to mention low garage doors, etc. I use this spring in conjunction with the spring mod I designed for the whip. The spring uses a modified 3/8" NMO mount so it is a mount/spring/coax pigtail all in one unit, and of course has a UHF mount on the top side of the spring. There are no mods to make to the ATAS. I am considering making these springs and selling them on my web site or EBAY in the near future but I am really interested in if there are ATAS owners who would be interested in a product like this. It takes some hard to find tools (not terribly expensive-just not readily available) to make them so they are not going to be easily made by most ATAS owners. It will also take some investment of funds which are skimpy for me right now so I am trying to get a feel as to whether it will be something I really want to do. I am not interested in anyone ordering etc,-- just want to know if it is something that ATAS owners would be interested in having if it were available. I'll try to post some photos of the mount/spring on my web site in the next few days (as soon as it warms up enough to take some photos).
73's
Wiley
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Post by wa5otr on Feb 25, 2006 12:31:56 GMT -5
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Post by KD5LWU on Feb 25, 2006 19:08:28 GMT -5
Thanks alot for taking the time to post this one Wiley! Much appreciated!
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Post by wa5otr on Mar 27, 2006 17:43:05 GMT -5
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Post by n6sno on Jun 26, 2007 13:13:19 GMT -5
Do you have any other mods for the ATAS?
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Post by wowposter on Oct 29, 2008 2:28:25 GMT -5
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Post by wowposter on Nov 3, 2008 17:09:10 GMT -5
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