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[Wire Weasel]

So Tony at Zero 5 Antennas is making, by Special Order Request, is making what he's calling the Colossal 4, and it's his version of the Sigma-Vector 3/4 Vertical with the Ice Cream Cone GP Basket. All super-heavy duty aluminum with stainless steel hardware. Claiming 30K Watts. Price shipped is a whopping $1,200. 1-2 week manufacture time. Have a local friend who is going to get one. Here's a link to one with Video from Simon The Wizard.
The C4 is NOT on the Zero 5 website ! - and again is Special Order Only at this time

*Video* ZeroFive Colossal 4

This time we’re looking at the ZeroFive Antennas “Colossal4” And we’ve got a video from the owner of an antenna. Eric H has sent us a video plus we’ve some photos whic…

simonthewizard.com

 

[AudioShockwav]

Search for the " Dave made Javelin Antenna"
Someone, I think it was Concrete, was working on a big beefy model of the Vector years ago, there might be a picture or two still on the forum, it was many years ago.
$1200 is a lotta money for a single vertical antenna, unless you live on top of mount everest and need something to handle gale force winds on a daily basis I can't see that.
That kind of money could get you a serious multiple element yagi with much more gain if that's the goal.
But I am cheap.

73
Jeff

 

[Crawdad]

That kind of money could get you a serious multiple element yagi with much more gain if that's the goal.

Yeah, but can you pump 30kW of splatter thru the Yagi??

 

[AudioShockwav]

Yeah, but can you pump 30kW of splatter thru the Yagi??

Ten Roger Right On

73
Jeff

 

[928bolo]

All mouth and no ears.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Yeah, but can you pump 30kW of splatter thru the Yagi??

Probably not, but 3Kw would get the same results plus the added benefit of better RX.

 

[Crawdad]

Probably not, but 3Kw would get the same results plus the added benefit of better RX.

Couldn't agree more CK, but sadly, the quoted 30kW will sell the antenna to a portion of the public, performance aside.

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[AudioShockwav]

Couldn't agree more CK, but sadly, the quoted 30kW will sell the antenna to a portion of the public, performance aside.

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'm sounds like mine's bigger than your's kind thing, but hey it's only money right?

Probably not, but 3Kw would get the same results plus the added benefit of better RX.

No one thinks of RX.

Yeah, but can you pump 30kW of splatter thru the Yagi??

Actually there are a couple on .025 that do, Prime is running a small beam on his little station, and some cat called motor mouth maul seems to get out....


73
Jeff

 

[Smokinone]

Search for the " Dave made Javelin Antenna"
Someone, I think it was Concrete, was working on a big beefy model of the Vector years ago, there might be a picture or two still on the forum it was years ago.
$1200 is a lotta money for a single vertical antenna, unless you live on top of mount everest and need something to handle gale force winds on a daily basis I can't see that.
That kind of money could get you a serious multiple element yagi with much more gain if that's the goal.
But I am cheap.

73
Jeff

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Thread 'Davemade groundplane / birdcage antenna'

Mar 21, 2020

Has anybody seen one, 2 versions, one like a higher power vector 4000 & a similar antenna with 8 radials & 4 hoops spaced along the radial sleeve,
that would be a headache to model.

• bob85
• Replies: 66
• Forum: CB Antennas

 

[AudioShockwav]

This?

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Thread 'Davemade groundplane / birdcage antenna'

Mar 21, 2020

Has anybody seen one, 2 versions, one like a higher power vector 4000 & a similar antenna with 8 radials & 4 hoops spaced along the radial sleeve,
that would be a headache to model.

• bob85
• Replies: 66
• Forum: CB Antennas

Yes, and there was a older thread from concrete that had pictures of the antenna in his shop long before the DM version showed up.
I don't contest that the Vector is a interesting design, the are hundreds of pages of info and debate and modeling that show it can be a very effective antenna when mounted up in the clear, my eyebrow raise is just the cost.

73
Jeff

 

[loosecannon]

looks like that article on Simon's page is from 2020?

This thing looks heavy as hell and would require a very beefy guying system.
LC