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Belden 9913F7 (Palcoelectronics) It's how I roll... hee, hee, hee :lol:

undertaker... Mr. Coily is building one for me now. It's going on a 62' tower so the coax feed (base) should be around 70 ft. I'm anxious to see how it will do as I live between two mountains. I'm presently doing quite decent with a Sirio Gainmaster at only about 25 ft at the base. I'm...

Robb... Thanks a bunch for the reply and info. If I go the TV rotor route I will (for sure) go with the thrust bearing setup. A light beam is a future project for sure. I am presently waiting for a Mr. Coily .64 Enforcer to put on my 64ft. Rohn tilt over tower. It is being built now and...

Robb... Just wondering how the beam is working for you? Would that be too large for a TV rotator? Nice setup for a small beam. I have also been considering a Maco V-quad (flatside) also. 73's and good DXing to you. :thumbup1:

Thanks for your efforts... interesting and not surprising. Thanks.

cbradiomagazine.com Thanks a bunch for your efforts… they are greatly appreciated by many, I’m sure. Any attempt at unmasking the real world facts of equipment available to our hobby is welcomed and refreshing as far as I am concerned. The test you propose sounds good to me. At the end of...

Sorry to see that... bummer! I also own a gainmaster and my coax was slightly bent upon arrival. Sirio needs to place a foam or molded cardboard insert with a cutout in the end of the box to take the pressure off during shipping. Yours is much worst than that... I don't understand that one at...

Very interesting! Thanks. :thumbup:

Marconi Thanks for that review (I'm not surprised at the results). I have always had a fondness for these style antennas. I owned an original Avanti Astroplane for many years in the late 70’s and 80’s and have many QSL cards from all over the world using only a 12 watt SSB Cobra 148GTL. It...

Now THAT… in my humble opinion… was WELL said! :D

Marconi I too read a European post stating a similar negative finding. I certainly took it with a "grain of salt" and I hope for better reviews when they start rolling in. I have a use for this antenna if it lives up to its hype, but not at $200.00. The 500 watt rating works for me but I'm...

Found this YouTube "Part 1" video for the Sirio Gain Master YouTube - The First UK Look At The Sirio Gainmaster CB Radio Antenna There is also an active thread here on the Charlie Tango DX Group forum: New Sirio Gain Master 5/8 2-CT-049

I’m anxiously awaiting some actual owner reports on this antenna. I called H&Y a few weeks ago and they said they would be available this month (Nov). They aren’t listed on the web site yet. It’s a very interesting concept, and I for one hope the “no radial” design proves to work well. But…...

MACO 5/8 UPDATE: Well… “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way” to setting up my base station. I had the Maco 5/8 on a temporary 20’ pole in the backyard for weeks and it was doing well, both locally and with sporadic DX contacts. Before I mounted it permanently, I wanted to fine tune the SWR...

office888 Thanks for pointing that out. I can see the pic that I provided was questionable as it was early in the install and had not been adjusted. Marconi is correct (per instructions) on the 1” spacing and I did adjust it accordingly. Thanks guys for all the good info. :thumbup1:

W5LZ Thanks for your reply/suggestions; I appreciate you taking the time to answer. 73's :thumbup1:

I finally got around to putting the Maco 5/8 together yesterday and tuning it between rain showers. It’s temporarily mounted on a 10 ft. pole in my yard. Mechanically, the project went well with a thin coat of Noalox anti-oxidant applied to all joints. My last antenna project was a Wilson 5/8...

Robb I made a decision and ordered a Maco 5/8 today and 110’ of RG8-U (Belden 9913F7) from Palco Electronics. It will be going up on my garage roof with a 5’ tripod and the coax will be a drop service line coming from the tripod leg over to my house roof then down to my shack. I have to do...

Thanks again to everyone for your helpful replies. I still haven't made up my mind about the antenna. My wife threw a "BIG" wrench in the works yesterday when she indicated she would not divorce me if I pursued a tower project. Man... now that could change all my strategy! I’m still leaning...

Thanks to nat19, Robb, Shockwave, and BOOTY MONSTER for your quick and informative replies. It is very much appreciated. I haven’t completely made up my mind between the Maco Alpha 5/8 or the I-MAX 2000. Is TVI a problem with the I-Max without a radial kit? I would be using a 1:1 balun...