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I have an HT radio and all the local repeaters are 16+ miles away. I am looking into making a 2 meter beam. I have an old M400 starduster antenna that I could use. Would this antenna be sufficient to use to make an beam? And, could anyone give me suggestions on proper matching system for the...

Hey guys, I grew up talking on CB radios. I still have a mobile that I talk on from time to time. I have been researching (online) for info to getting my licence. I know I need to get a study manual for my tech licence. I have found a few different manuals online. Which one is a good manual...

I have a few questions for a project antenna build. First, I'm going to build a two element beam using 13 ga. wire on a pvc frame. When using wire, is it necessary to remove the shielding from the whole wire? If so, would a clear enamel be a good choice to coat the wire for protection? I will...

I looked on Maco's website today for some info on their beams and found a pdf file called their " flyer". I dowloaded it to have for later reference. The flyer windload specs are the same as other Maco distributors. I did find another antenna spec sheet on Maco's website. This spec sheet has...

Hi everyone. I'm still looking for a beam. My question is about boom length. I compared a Maco 3 element to a Gizmo 3 element and noticed this... Maco boom length is 11.5 ft with 11db gain... Gizmo boom length ia 9 ft with 12 db gain. Both beams have a 25db front to back. Question is, longer...

I'm looking to build a homebrew 2 element quad like the old pdl-2. I'm having trouble figuring out how to construct a dual polarity driven element. If it is possible to build one, is it still a full wave antenna with 2 feed points in the line? Any comments or suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks.

I have a Galaxy dx959 single mosfet final and will be getting it tuned soon. I plan to run it at a 2-3 watt dk with about a 20+ watt swing. I'm looking for an amp that will produce around 500 watts and that can be used on ssb as well. Also, what size amp power supply will run the amp? Any...

Hello all. I'm looking into getting a beam in the near future. I've been researching and found these two beams. I run a Galaxy dx959 radio and I will be using ssb occasion. I also like the dual polarity capabilities as well. I will be putting the antenna up on a 50-60 ft. tower using a cd 45...