[Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Amel54 SSB installation
Hi Dean,
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My 54 had a whip antenna that had broken off at deck level when I bought the boat. Since I replaced all the standing rigging anyway I included backstay isolators for the starboard mizzen backstay located above reach height from deck to which is fixed a cable that is also within a plastic tube, that connects to the tuner in the Lazarette.. There is thus zero risk of someone being burnt during SSB transmission. It is a simple, less expensive arrangement. Furthermore the antenna is 15m long between the two isolators which is the recommended length for the SSB. I prefer this arrangement to the original whip antenna. Nick Amelia #019 AML54
On 2 Dec 2018, at 21:09, trifin@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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Hi Nick,
Great feedback! That is exactly the configuration I have in mind if I go down the backstay path. Did you use spacers between the plastic tube holding the feed cable and the lower part of the backstay. Also, do you have any leakage problems in the antenna feed cable? Cheers Dean
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Hi Dean,
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The little stand off spacers are on my list of “things to do”. No leakage problems. Nick “Amelia”
On 3 Dec 2018, at 00:20, trifin@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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