On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:11:58 -0700, "998cc"
wrote:

Stan, just go with what you like. I too am suspicious of claimed gain by
manufacturers.

I will also throw in a plug for getting your ham license. It costs very
little to get your license, and it opens many new adventures far and above
11 meters. You can work the world on 100 watts and a wire strung between a
couple of trees.

Try the practice tests on QRZ.com.

73.
Russ W6OHM

"Stan Cooper" wrote in message
...
Hello I hope I'm not intruding by asking for advice on a CB antenna but I
figured this would be the group to ask about such things for the straight
scoop. At any rate I'm considering a store bought beam with both vertical
and horizontal polarization and my choices are limited to these two below.
(not many being manufactured anymore)

The Maco has a 16 foot boom and an advertised gain of 12.5 db, while the
JO GUNN has an 8 foot boom and an advertised gain of 14.5 db. I know there
is a lot of smoke and mirrors involved with advertised gains and so my
question is...is it possible for the JO GUNN to perform as well as the
Maco antenna?

The GUNN is of much stronger construction and a smaller windload so I'd
rather put it up, but the short boom makes me wonder if the gain and
rejection numbers are suspect.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, antenna choices, price tags and
urls below.

73
Stan

MACO-Shooting Star $279.95
http://www.mpaudio1.com/Macobeamantennas2.html

JO GUNN 3 + 3 STAR $382.00
http://tinyurl.com/6hzteu

Oh btw, I'll be tower mounting it about 40' from the ground and turning it
with a hamIV rotator.

Thanks again.



Sorry 'bout the blank.
I knew if i just kept reading i would find something like QRZ.com