Boo Hoo....someone just implied...

[BladeRunner now OLD FLASH!!!!!]

my 3 element Maco beam is a 3 element Ground plane....LOL....It was just the guys with the 3 element Jo Gunn stars that are 100 feet up. Lat I checked i can talk and hear as well as hey can and my 3 element Ground plane is only 40 feet high. LOL....It's humor night on Channel 30 in Arkansas. Thre is also a contest as to who has the most radios. No problem with that. I'd like to collect a lot more radios than I have also just as sentimental collectors items. I'm shooting for the most pounds in radio equipment. Dont matter if it works or not....LOL.....

Seriously. Have any of you guys ever taken a second Maco beam (3 element) and added it to another 3 element beam and having a 4 or 5 element beam?

Thanks

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Apr 10, 2009 9:57:40 GMT -5 BladeRunner now OLD FLASH!!!!! said:

my 3 element Maco beam is a 3 element Ground plane....LOL....It was just the guys with the 3 element Jo Gunn stars that are 100 feet up. Lat I checked i can talk and hear as well as hey can and my 3 element Ground plane is only 40 feet high. LOL....It's humor night on Channel 30 in Arkansas. Thre is also a contest as to who has the most radios. No problem with that. I'd like to collect a lot more radios than I have also just as sentimental collectors items. I'm shooting for the most pounds in radio equipment. Dont matter if it works or not....LOL.....

Seriously. Have any of you guys ever taken a second Maco beam (3 element) and added it to another 3 element beam and having a 4 or 5 element beam?

Thanks

Jo-Gunn antennas are highly overrated. They are no better than equivalent Maco or other designs in terms of performance. The Jo-Gunns are built very well mechanically and will last a long time.

You can stack 2 3 element beams for an overall gain improvement of 3db. However sticking two of them together to make a single 6 element beam would require a sturdy method to couple the booms together, and the elements would have to be realigned and spaced according to a 6 element beam's specifications. Not an impossible task, but one that needs careful consideration for maximum performance and longevity.