"Steveo" wrote in message
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Jay in the Mojave wrote:
Hello Stevo:
Ok I looked around, and here is the web site for the Maco Comet Antenna.
http://www.majestic-comm.com/assembly/index.htm
No sorry I don't know to much about them. They are a 3 element cross
bean with a quad reflector. But they are light weight, and you could use
a light weight rotor.
But using a over rated rotor is the way to go. I suggest using a Hy-Gain
Ham IV Rotor, mounted inside the tower and a thrust bearing used at the
top of the tower. This will allow the full square foot rating of the
rotor to be used. If the rotor is mounted on the mast, you have to cut
the square foot handling rating in half.
And with a over rated rotor, this will allow you to upgrade to a larger
beam antenna it ya feel the need for speed on the Maul!
Hy-Gain Ham IV Rotor is at:
http://www.hy-gain.com/products.php?prodid=HAM-IV
Its always better and cheaper in the long run to have the good stuff.
Jay in the Mojave
Kreedentials;
Rock n Roll fan
CB radio operator
Live in the Desert
School of hard knock's
Owner 1964 Buick Skylark, the year before they went to unabody
construction
Thanks Jay.
It's for a friend of mine and he already has some sort of rotor he wants
to
try instead of buying another one. I'll pass this info on to him. He has
limited space so that antennas small size caught his attention.
You should start making a new and improved PDLII clone! :-)
Agreed, I liked that beam.