[Steveo]

Which is the best light wind load horizontal/vertical on the market today?

[pete]

"Steveo" wrote in message
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Which is the best light wind load horizontal/vertical on the market today?

Hardly anyone uses them, try google for reviews.

[Steveo]

"pete" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
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Which is the best light wind load horizontal/vertical on the market
today?

Hardly anyone uses them, try google for reviews.

Yeah I tried that first and it seems you're right, Pete. My Y-quad is wore
out after many years of good service and I was wondering if the Maco comet
would be much of an upgrade:

http://www.bellscb.com/products/ante...maco_comet.htm

Or just buy another Y-quad.

http://www.bellscb.com/products/antennas/Maco/yquad.htm

I wish the PDL II was still being made.

[I PUNCE]

Steveo wrote:
"pete" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
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Which is the best light wind load horizontal/vertical on the market
today?

Hardly anyone uses them, try google for reviews.

Yeah I tried that first and it seems you're right, Pete. My Y-quad is wore
out after many years of good service and I was wondering if the Maco comet
would be much of an upgrade:

http://www.bellscb.com/products/ante...maco_comet.htm

Or just buy another Y-quad.

http://www.bellscb.com/products/antennas/Maco/yquad.htm

I wish the PDL II was still being made.

I PUNCE

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Steveo wrote:
"pete" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
...
Which is the best light wind load horizontal/vertical on the market
today?

Hardly anyone uses them, try google for reviews.

Yeah I tried that first and it seems you're right, Pete. My Y-quad is
wore
out after many years of good service and I was wondering if the Maco
comet
would be much of an upgrade:

http://www.bellscb.com/products/ante...maco_comet.htm

Or just buy another Y-quad.

http://www.bellscb.com/products/antennas/Maco/yquad.htm

I wish the PDL II was still being made.

I PUNCE

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[jim]

Steveo wrote:

"pete" wrote:

"Steveo" wrote in message
...

Which is the best light wind load horizontal/vertical on the market
today?

Hardly anyone uses them, try google for reviews.


Yeah I tried that first and it seems you're right, Pete. My Y-quad is wore
out after many years of good service and I was wondering if the Maco comet
would be much of an upgrade:

http://www.bellscb.com/products/ante...maco_comet.htm

Or just buy another Y-quad.

http://www.bellscb.com/products/antennas/Maco/yquad.htm

I wish the PDL II was still being made.

Ever think of a JoGunn? Maybe Jay in the Mojave can come up with something.

[Jay in the Mojave]

Hello Stevo and jim:

Look at the Qubex Magum CB Series Quad antennas.

http://www.cubex.com/index.htm

Jay in the Mojave

jim wrote:

Ever think of a JoGunn? Maybe Jay in the Mojave can come up with something.

[Steveo]

Hi Jay.

Yeah someone emailed me about those and said they were happy with it. I
can't say I've ever heard of them before. Do you have any hands on
experience with them?

Jay in the Mojave wrote:
Hello Stevo and jim:

Look at the Qubex Magum CB Series Quad antennas.

http://www.cubex.com/index.htm

Jay in the Mojave

jim wrote:

Ever think of a JoGunn? Maybe Jay in the Mojave can come up with
something.

[Steveo]

jim wrote:
Steveo wrote:

"pete" wrote:

"Steveo" wrote in message
...

Which is the best light wind load horizontal/vertical on the market
today?

Hardly anyone uses them, try google for reviews.


Yeah I tried that first and it seems you're right, Pete. My Y-quad is
wore out after many years of good service and I was wondering if the
Maco comet would be much of an upgrade:

http://www.bellscb.com/products/ante...maco_comet.htm

Or just buy another Y-quad.

http://www.bellscb.com/products/antennas/Maco/yquad.htm

I wish the PDL II was still being made.

Ever think of a JoGunn? Maybe Jay in the Mojave can come up with
something.

Yeah I was looking at the JO GUNN STAR and comparing it to the Maco Comet.
The comet is lighter and less expensive but I don't know about durability.
The 3 + 3 has a bit better rejection and gain numbers, if they're to be
believed.

http://www.bellscb.com/products/ante...maco_comet.htm

http://www.jogunn.com/jgstar.htm

[james]

On 26 Oct 2006 11:04:49 GMT, Steveo wrote:

+++Yeah I was looking at the JO GUNN STAR and comparing it to the Maco Comet.
+++The comet is lighter and less expensive but I don't know about durability.
+++The 3 + 3 has a bit better rejection and gain numbers, if they're to be
+++believed.
****************

Steveo

I used an antenna like the Star back in the 70's called a Gizmotchy. I
had a four element version. One thing that that beam had was a very
deep null at about 120 degrees both sides from the front. Easily knock
down a signal 6 or 7 S units no trouble. Had the top of the driven
element at about 36 feet and it worked very well ground wave. I could
talk with 5 watts easily here in Florida 100 miles just about every
night.

The Star has a bit unbelievable rejection numbers. Still the design
does not appear to be a bad one from what I can determine by looking
at the pictures and limited description. From the boom length of the 4
element and three element designs it seems to be somewhat similar to
what I had. My 4 element was on a 13 foot boom. It could have been on
a slightly shorter boom.

james