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Exactly like mine. :angry: :crying: :cursing:

OK, so you've got your theories and I've got mine, so let's just lay this to rest once and for all... SHOW US THE FULL VECTOR CST MODEL

Awe, come on, just a little hammering & chiseling couldn't hurt... :scared: Isn't it odd that the mr coily finds it's feed point above coil center, when all others seem to find it closer to ground. With so much obvious knowledge emanating from those coils, makes one wonder about true reactance.

Booty, you might want to edit that to show the top pic to be an Enforcer, and I expect there is a shunt coil to ground inside the base of the Tornado? Reminds me of an old Avanti Sigma 5/8 with a 6.5-turn ~3" coil instead of a single turn 16" coil.

Really, is that what you think? Well, I think you like making things up, maybe just to bait me. ;) There at the end you actually answer yourself and in doing so, contradict yourself. Of course manufacturers weren't going into deep current node detail in advertising, 'remember they only...

That was no more a test of the true performance of the Sirio Gain Master than would be testing a dragster by driving it in the rain through town to buy groceries. I can hear it now, "No place to put the bags of groceries and terrible traction & handling, a total failure". And I didn't know...

I MAY LOVE A .64 BUT I HATE BAD TESTS!! Dan, we've never spoken but if you've read any of my posts you'll know I'm a .64λ fan from waaaay back. I bought my 1st Penetrator 500 .64λ in 1975 and still have it. Yes it's been cleaned several times over the years and now I use Nolox so I don't...

Hah! - A month or two ago you were worried you might need to study for the Tech forever! - Now look, your 1ST TRY & you get GENERAL!! You kicked ass, Bob, way to go! 1500w on all bands! I do hope to hear you OTA this weekend on 75/80m! 73 Bob!

Yep, that's the way mine was, too. I was so curious to see what improvement it might make, even with the bad coax, I decided to simply squeeze it 90° from the bend and got it to be basically round again, albeit I have no confidence it will now handle the full power Sirio claim. I my still...

Oh! - OK, I like "Pretty". Is that sufficient reason yet?

You sure like others to do your work for you. Rather than doing your own research and finding that evidently elusive concept for yourself you seem to want it done for you. Go get yourself a good ARRL handbook and get your learn on. I think what's loose is not too far behind the eyes seeing...

Oops, my apologies, I must have accidentally clicked on the wrong smiley. You can't even begin to understand my post so I won't frustrate myself further.

I believe you're mistaken about your inference regarding my motivation. I would just simply like to see it. Is there a problem loading it, or some other reason you have chosen to keep it from being viewed here by me and the countless number of readers who peruse this forum and whom I'm sure...

Refreshing, isn't it! I do wonder if that's on AM, FM or SSB, and if any other changes were applied, height, grounding, coax/connectors, age & tuning of of Imax, etc. 2 S-units is a considerable increase, and a full 1 S-unit more than I saw when switching from my I2K to the SGM. I'd venture...

I'm going to email Moleculo and ask if it's something I've set in my preferences, that's a good idea George. I'm heading over to where the other SGM is and I'm going to see if any interesting numbers pop out at me when I measure the coax in the base coil & bottom 3/16λ of the radiator. It's...

Nevermind, you are the king of knowledge, I am just a lowly peon, you win. I bow to your obvious intellectual superiority

"Please make sense".

But I'd still love to see it, and that should be enough.

Wow, I'm not only feeling baffled, :blink: - I'm dazzled! ... ...some nice long responses but still no explanation for why the Vector CST model shows so little energy in one area compared to another, other than the obvious. Thank you Mr CST for showing us what's really going on. For the lower...

My, aren't you waxing abusive, Mr Suburban :scared: Easy, take two identical antennas and install them equidistant in the direction of the transmitting station you are receiving. Using the velocity factor, cut one length of coax exactly ½ wave shorter. Using both in parallel you will...