Rohn Z Tower On Break Over Raised with ATV winch CB Radio Antenna Maco V Quad

Video shows my tower and Delta Loop repaired and being raised with the winch and winch pole. The winch is an inexpensive Chinese made 3000 pound ATV unit. Th…

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25 replies
  2. TheZeke1974
    TheZeke1974 says:

    The only thing i dont like about the V Quad is it hangs off to one side.
    Thats hard on a light duty rotator.

    Reply
  5. 262NagantRadios
    262NagantRadios says:

    Thank you. Local I’ve made contacts over 100 miles via ground wave. DX I’ve
    talked around the world on it. It’s not necessarily the best for local
    because of the corner you have to feed it from. I’ve tried both
    orientations that are suppose to be vertical. Unfortunately in my
    experience neither are 100% vertical, mostly but not completely. It seems
    to always be vertical and horizontal. Therefore I guess I’m going to make a
    change and use this array in the 100% horizontal config. 73’s Paul

    Reply
  6. 262NagantRadios
    262NagantRadios says:

    @TheZeke1974 If you run it vertical then yes. But in horizontal
    configuration you can run it upright and therefore balanced.

    Reply
  8. 262NagantRadios
    262NagantRadios says:

    @m0ogy Dang Dave. You got a brand new Comet and that big JoGunn Yagi as
    well. I won’t even mention all those omni’s you have. 😛 I hope they
    legalize midband for all of you so you can work those arrays to state side.
    Do they sell, or use to sell, the Maco antennas in the UK? Just being nosey
    as to how you ended up with the new Comet. Did they use to sell the
    JoGunn’s there as well? Or are people buying them from the states and
    having them shipped over?

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  10. 262NagantRadios
    262NagantRadios says:

    @m0ogy Thank you Dave. It’s not as nice as you’re tower setup but I’m
    extremely pleased with it. Never had a motorized break over before and
    still wouldn’t if it weren’t for my friend Jimbo. I’m very partial to that
    old Ford F100 as well. It’s been a good old truck.

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  11. 262NagantRadios
    262NagantRadios says:

    @BestBoardsDR Thanks John. It has better rejection off the sides than the
    back. I will try to make a video showing one of my locals with the delta
    loop pointed in different directions sometime in the near future. How is
    your quad project going? 73’s Paul

    Reply
  12. Jesus Saves
    Jesus Saves says:

    Have you ever considered putting a pulley at the tower then running your
    winch line back to your winch pole? I’m far from an engineer but pretty
    sure that would make it a lot easier on everything… Not that I think its
    a taxed system ya got, just thinking maybe a couple dollars could make a
    decent difference, especially if you ever wanted to add to your tower.

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  13. 262NagantRadios
    262NagantRadios says:

    Hello. No I have never considered that. I don’t feel a need to change
    anything because there is hardly any load on the pole and winch as it is.
    The pulley is above the halfway point of the tower height. Therefore I can
    add 10 more feet of tower easily without changing anything and 10 feet is
    all I’m ever going to add. The winch pole is heat treated oil field pipe
    and the pulley is an American made unit rated way beyond any weight and
    forces I’m subjecting it to. 73’s Paul

    Reply
  14. 262NagantRadios
    262NagantRadios says:

    @TheZeke1974 The Astrobeam is the one array I want to try someday before I
    die. I have a feeling the hubs are broke or missing on yours. The plastic
    hubs were the most common problem with them.

    Reply
  15. Karl036
    Karl036 says:

    Great video… I just ordered one myself from the USA and getting it
    shipped to Australia. I will be using mine for 28 MHz. 73….Karl VK7HDX

    Reply
  16. 262NagantRadios
    262NagantRadios says:

    @irishham1127 LOL thanks. The old F100 is great until you need to out fuel
    in it. I believe it only get about 8 miles to a gallon of gas. 🙁

    Reply
  18. 262NagantRadios
    262NagantRadios says:

    Those Vector 4000’s are a great performer. In my area vertical is all the
    locals use and therefore I have decided to go with a yagi for local
    vertical use and switch the delta loop to horizontal. The delta is great
    for DX but it has only been so so for local since I couldn’t get it 100%
    vertical. Many local stations I talk to are over 40 miles away, some up to
    100 miles, and therefore I need more vertical gain. Hope to catch you on
    the band soon Ian. 73’s Paul

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  20. 262NagantRadios
    262NagantRadios says:

    @Karl036 Yea I can understand about the shipping being really high. Some
    advice is to make sure the U-bolts for the boom and elements are very
    tight. They use muffler clamps and therefore the shackles are smooth. It
    helps to rough them up or cut some teeth in them. Another option is a
    machine screw or bolt through them like shown in the manual. I didn’t do
    that because I don’t like drilling holes in the boom.

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  21. 262NagantRadios
    262NagantRadios says:

    @MAG315 Thank you. The break over works very well. I may switch antenna
    arrays next year. Have a line on an Avanti Astro Beam. Always wanted to try
    and Astro Beam before I kick the bucket. I’m very fond of the truck. It has
    86000 something original miles on it. A family owned it and used it mainly
    for camping trips. It had one of those big in bed campers on it. The whole
    history including the original sales receipt and manual was in the glove
    box when I bought it

    Reply
  22. 860 Caribbean
    860 Caribbean says:

    Looking good Nagant ! Would like to see it hooked up to and the effect it
    has on the RX while you are turning it. All the best.. John

    Reply
  24. m0ogy
    m0ogy says:

    I also have a boxed Maco 6 element Comet vert/Hori’ beam in the garage,
    been sat there over 10 years now!!….one day I’ll get to use it maybe

    Reply
  25. 262NagantRadios
    262NagantRadios says:

    @Karl036 Thank you Karl. I believe you will like the delta loop/Maco
    V-Quad. It has a very wide band width and very good performance for the
    size. I’d like to thank you for buying an American made product as well.
    They’re made here in my home state of Illinois. 73’s Paul

    Reply

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