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Let me also add that this antenna has been pretty close before.. I had it at a 1.1-1.2 over all 40 channels. It also has been in the tree with around a 1.2 on 13, and a 1.4-1.5 over the rest of the band.. which is why we took it down after only a few weeks of use to try to dial it in better...

Having an extremely hard time tuning a maco v5/8 in.. It worked fine at my house, moved it to my dad's house and it hasn't been right ever since. All vertical elements are 6", for a total of 240". We've tried everything from 235 to 245 adjusting the top element. All horizontal elements...

Jeesh.. You'd think the guy would just admit he's wrong rather than spend the time to post up this thread.

any word? I ordered an i10k for me, but my dad is putting this v58 up since he burnt up his last antenna.. I sure don't want him to burn this one up ;) Peace, Josh

Sold some of my mobile stuff, in the market for a new tube box. Are there any modifications to the al-1200 that can be done to make it better for am usage? This box is hard to beat for the price, and would be awesome sitting on my radio table. Thanks, Josh

interested in the write up on maco v5/8 to maco v5000. I have one on the porch that is going to come down for an i10k in the next few months if I don't find someway to convert it. Josh

A 75 amp would probably be pushing it, but would probably work. 2 55 amps runs a 1x4 ts 667v just fine along with a fatboy 4 pill. If he ever upgrades, I have direct experience running a 6 pill fatboy on 2 55 amp's and a single car battery, as that is the setup my dad is running right now...

I want one.. What do they cost? How big of an advantage over a predator 10k. Thanks, Josh

Lazybones.. 1000 watts? What good is that meter ;)

"Matter of fact they won't even let you key with flat coils any bigger than what 55 used to make , because they concider the wave to be to high for fairness." Any more info on antenna's that would be unfair? I don't do competition, so I don't mind running an antenna that isn't fair ;) All I...

Is this infamous W.W. hardhead? Josh

I have nemal 213u coax, and I believe the velocity factor is was .67, but I cannot recall.. I will double check. So at 27.115 my magic# is about 6 ft. So I should run slightly over 6 feet from the t to my 1st predator, and 18 feet to the back one (6 ft + neutral 12 ft)? I have 9 feet...

Yo, Where can I get 75 ohm coax, and how long does it need to be to be an electrical 1/4 wave + the neutral 1/2 wave in order to make it right. Also, where can I get the T connector at? I'm going to give this some testing now.. doubling power now would require me to put a 16 pill in and...

What are the pro's/con's/differences between the two if any? I would think that a flat coil would have the best performance due to sheer surface area. But I sure love my predator 10k, and it seems to work extremely well.. So I'm wondering if there is much of a difference at all. Thanks, Josh

Just an update, ran the iota's from 14.2 to 15.0 with great results. Still on a 12 volt battery, so can't really turn it up much more than that, this was on my dad's base, and he is eventually going to get 2 8 volts so we can crank it up to 16.2-16.3 volts (max the iota appears to go). The 6...

I just run the quick charge jumper. I wish there was some way to put it at like 17 volts or so, and run 2 8 volts trojan's. That'd definately give it a little more punch over 14.2. However, I have read you can change the pot by the power chord to up to close to 16 volts (high 15's).. I will be...

I am currently running a 4 pill fatboy, but a 2x8 x-force is going in Friday along w/ a 200 amp alternator and 2 1200-1300 cca deka batteries, so I'd like to get my antenna right before putting more power into it. When installing my antenna it tuned in to 1.1 swr with a really short stinger...

Thanks very much for the information! This is exactly what I needed to know.. you the man. How inaccurate would it be to buy say a 2500 watt slug, and use it for both the driver box and the final box? Ie. Using it for 300 watts, then flipping on the 8-10 pill or what not, and doing 2000+...

I bought my first bird meter today for $130.. It's a bird 43, and came with no slugs. It has n-type connectors.. I have not received it yet, but I am assuming these are not compatible. How much does it cost to convert to a compatible connector? Also, how harmful is it to the meter to...

Mister heat, Should run it no prob with a nice battery.. might get close to full output without it. Hard to say without trying it..with a battery it would definately run all day long.. probably run with 1 just fine honestly. I run mine hot/hot, ground/ground into a gray quick disconnect...