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Charliebrown
Advanced Member
Username: Charliebrown
Post Number: 722
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, August 01, 2020 - 9:15 pm: | 
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I have a maco 103c beam antenna and I was wondering if I bought another Maco 103c could I add this to the one I have so I could have vertical and horizontal? I have an in line electric antenna switch. I would hate to have to purchase the Maco vertical horizontal model antenna as to that would cost me more money. |
Scrapiron63
Advanced Member
Username: Scrapiron63
Post Number: 956
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Friday, August 07, 2020 - 11:13 am: |
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Sure you can, just put it together like a Comet. And you'll have an extra boom in case you need one later.
I experimented with lots of different beams back 50 or so years ago. Fun part of radio.
I once put a 4 element hygain and a 3 element Wilson on the same tower, that was before Maco bought out Wilson. I first had the 3 element flat side above the 4 element vertical on the same mast. Worked great like that, later moved the 4 element on up the mast against the 3. They worked the same that way also. That's just one of many, some good some not so good. Ha. Think I've got a pic of that contraption somewhere. |
Charliebrown
Advanced Member
Username: Charliebrown
Post Number: 726
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Friday, August 07, 2020 - 8:37 pm: |
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Thanks for the advice . Have a Blessed Day. |
Dale
Senior Member
Username: Dale
Post Number: 2386
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - 10:29 pm: |
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sure can.. io think they made an anternna called the 103hv if i remember right
dale/a.k.a.hotrod
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Charliebrown
Advanced Member
Username: Charliebrown
Post Number: 727
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2020 - 6:14 pm: |
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I did not know if the boom had to be longer to ad the other elements or not is the reason I had asked. I thought I had to maybe had to have different brackets for the elements. . |
Scrapiron63
Advanced Member
Username: Scrapiron63
Post Number: 957
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Friday, August 14, 2020 - 8:03 am: |
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I forgot about the 103HV. Copper still has it.
https://www.copperelectronics.com/cart/Maco-103C-HV-3-Dual-Element
Scrapiron
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Charliebrown
Advanced Member
Username: Charliebrown
Post Number: 729
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Friday, August 14, 2020 - 10:15 pm: |
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Thanks but I was trying to just add another 103c instead of buying an antenna that had both already. Trying to save a dollar LOL |
