Recent content by McHarley94

Actually this was all very helpful, Henry (and everyone else who chimed in)...TYVM for all your effort. I believe I have narrowed my options down quite a bit. I am now thinking a Delta Loop would be my best option. Of course now I have recently learned that Maco makes the VQ3 V-Quad which...

Hi Again Henry, So I just did a search on the forum and read where you (and a few others) recently replied to another member regarding his questions on the V-Quad. In your reply there you pretty much answered most of my questions, so I thought I would come back here and state as such before you...

Good Day, Henry...thanks for the reply. Sorry I was not more specific in this regard. Let me try again. A local operator I know has both the Maco V-Quad and a Sirio 827 for use on 10m - 11m. The 827 is mounted on a 34 ft telescoping mast. The antenna itself is approximately 21 ft in length...

So Henry (or anyone else with a constructive opinion for that matter), If I may can I ask your opinion on the Maco V-Quad? Based on this article, which I believe is a bit dated, the antenna can be oriented as a V or an L which I am guessing would benefit in making either DX or Local contacts...

Very Good, Henry. You and the others have given me a lot to think about and I can't thank you enough. I appreciate all the time you've taken ro answer my questions... Mark

Very good, Cable Guy. Thanks for chiming back in. Everyones comments in this thread have given me a much better understanding of what is and isn't advisable when it comes to what I am looking to accomplish ;-)

No, I believe you answered my second question quite well, Henry...Thank You. My A-99 does not have the optional ground plane kit on it, and basically all the reports I have ever read regarding adding the ground plane kit to an A-99 were not good, so at the cost of nearly US$100 for the kit I'm...

All good info and food for the brain, Henry...TY Mounting two side by side is an interesting concept. So am I to understand that you're suggesting connecting a boom perpendicular to two vertical beams, say M104C's and then attach the mast to the center of that boom? If that is correct how far...

TY for the reply, Henry, I will look over your suggestions, especially the RF-Choke as I had not considered this. And yes, a cube quad antenna was suggested to me yesterday, more specifically the Maco Y Quad. Are we speaking of the same concept?

Yeah, I was aware that the A99 was an entry level antenna when I threw it up there, which was right after J6. I was into CB's as a young lad but lost interest once I got into cars and women, but all the uncertainty as of late rekindled my interest into radio. From there one thing led to another...

TYVM for your reply BC Coyote. I have both the A99 and an EFHW-7510 along with a Yaesu HF that I can use for DX which in all intents and purpose does the job for me in that regard. My intent with the setup I am inquiring about here is to simply work locals within about 50 miles or so on 11 meter...

So after some further discussion with the locals most have they beams mounted vertically, so I'm guessing I'll need to do the same which I assume means I'll have to seperate the A99 an M104 or Sirio SY-4, which are the two 4 elements I am considering ATM unless someone has a better option I...

Nice Work! Looks well buttoned up. Love the tower too. I edited my last post to add a couple questions and now I'm thinking that was probably not a wise idea and will refrain from doing so in the future. Anyways, TY for taking the time to take and post a photo of your setup. I'm not sure what...

TY for the reply, CB. Might I ask, would I be correct in assuming that the A99 and the M103c both rotate on the same rotor? This is what I was thinking on doing as I cant imagine a vertical would be affected from rotating it as well. This sure would make things easier if the M103C was...

Greetings All, I presently have a Solarcon A99 that sits up about 30ft at the coax end, so about 48ft in total. The aluminum mast goes into the ground and is then secured to the peak of my barn at about 15ft up, (no gye wires just an 8ft copper ground at its base). I've never had a problem with...