My swr goes from a 1/1 to a 2/1 during rain snow or ice. Measurements are good, coax seal on coax.. drip loop on wire and coax itself, the swr is great in good weather. Horrible in rain. It blew up my 700$ carl built amplifier.. I didn't know it started raining, shew. I talk all over the world. But this high swr in rain is killing me.
@gmeister03 if you run below a 2/1 or even 3/1 on a barefoot radio especially a new one like a stryker or anytone like mine then your fine. They have automatic swr protection built in. But they can about all handle anything below 3/1.. running power is where your problem is. Most boxes say no more then 1.3swr
i have not had any problem with mine going to high swr in rain etc, running high power you need to be using rfc400 coax minimum or you will have a high swr from using smaller coax did you use the coax seal? if not you did not you could have water in your coax
Great video. Im subscribed. Im in the market for a new base station ground plane. Im on the fence between this Maco V58, the new Sirio Monsoon, a Solarcon MaxOptimizer or for one of the 3 big boys, i.e. Excaliber, Shockwave or Colossal 10k. Can you give me your thoughts? Id like to make a video of my upgrade one day. Just a big decision you know? Lol.
Thanks for your comment. My page 3, second paragraph says: "Insert mast pipe 6" into the base and tighten." Perhaps that is the difference of the V5/8 and the V5000.
I still have a hard time understanding why the copper wire (center lead for the coax) is connected to ground. Would it short out the output section of the radio or amplifier?
You would think that the connecting wire would be thicker for 5000 watts. I'll have to run it through the Watt's Law calculator. Current equals the square root of power divided by resistance, so the wire needs to be able to handle 10 amps.
And it's also a bare wire. Which means it can heat without damaging anything. Unless it fries to a crisp. In the latter case you shouldn't slam a 10k slug in the corner on this antenna without some major upgrades. Can totally totally be done though
It kind of doesn't matter. You simply need to land the overall measurement. What is it.... 248" top to bottom? And that's right to the bottom where the mast slides into the base of the antenna. 248 tip to bottom and use the wire/coil combo to fine tune. As long as the length is right that coil will do the rest I promise
Thanks for the observation Jeremy. I spoke with Tom and he confirmed that the slices do run vertical specifically so that moisture will drip away as per the instructions.
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My swr goes from a 1/1 to a 2/1 during rain snow or ice. Measurements are good, coax seal on coax.. drip loop on wire and coax itself, the swr is great in good weather. Horrible in rain. It blew up my 700$ carl built amplifier.. I didn't know it started raining, shew. I talk all over the world. But this high swr in rain is killing me.
I’m assuming this is only an issue when pushing lots of power?
@gmeister03 it cost me a $700 box. So yeah its a problem. I covered all joints with silicone caulk yesterday. Fingers crossed it fixes it.
@@baylenthedogg3242 that suck. I’m not planning on pushing more than 60 watts. I hope it don’t kill my radio
@gmeister03 if you run below a 2/1 or even 3/1 on a barefoot radio especially a new one like a stryker or anytone like mine then your fine. They have automatic swr protection built in. But they can about all handle anything below 3/1.. running power is where your problem is. Most boxes say no more then 1.3swr
i have not had any problem with mine going to high swr in rain etc, running high power you need to be using rfc400 coax minimum
or you will have a high swr
from using smaller coax
did you use the coax seal? if not you did not you could have water in your coax
easy assembly i did mine in about 25 min
took me 3 hours
First thing I did was replaced the hardware with stainless steel
Great video. Im subscribed. Im in the market for a new base station ground plane. Im on the fence between this Maco V58, the new Sirio Monsoon, a Solarcon MaxOptimizer or for one of the 3 big boys, i.e. Excaliber, Shockwave or Colossal 10k. Can you give me your thoughts? Id like to make a video of my upgrade one day. Just a big decision you know? Lol.
Well, I believe the maximum wattage you think you might need will help with your decision.
@mrsteve9920 thanks. I'm only going to use a max of maybe 1000 watts ever. No more.
Question I see that you marked all top sections at 6" T01 states 4" in the assembly instructions (very top section)
Thanks for your comment. My page 3, second paragraph says: "Insert mast pipe 6" into the base and tighten." Perhaps that is the difference of the V5/8 and the V5000.
@@mrsteve9920 yeah must be as mine is the V5000. I enjoyed watching your video.
I still have a hard time understanding why the copper wire (center lead for the coax) is connected to ground. Would it short out the output section of the radio or amplifier?
Why is your hoop attached just the opposite of Macos video and instructions The bottom part of hoop should be on top of lower bracket
This is how the paper directions indicate the orientation.
You would think that the connecting wire would be thicker for 5000 watts. I'll have to run it through the Watt's Law calculator. Current equals the square root of power divided by resistance, so the wire needs to be able to handle 10 amps.
It's a very short wire though that's worth taking note of
And it's also a bare wire. Which means it can heat without damaging anything. Unless it fries to a crisp. In the latter case you shouldn't slam a 10k slug in the corner on this antenna without some major upgrades. Can totally totally be done though
@@bparker86 If you fabricate a copper rod like the Ringo uses the problem goes away.
on the very top how far dose it gos in
It kind of doesn't matter. You simply need to land the overall measurement. What is it.... 248" top to bottom? And that's right to the bottom where the mast slides into the base of the antenna. 248 tip to bottom and use the wire/coil combo to fine tune. As long as the length is right that coil will do the rest I promise
Mines like 6 inches in. Then a check My overall length. It's pretty easy once you've done it a few times.
good presentation how to set up and tune this antenna. Maco's instructions and schematics are very poorly written all their antennas. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
The slices go horizontal not vertical for the ground radials
Thanks for the observation Jeremy. I spoke with Tom and he confirmed that the slices do run vertical specifically so that moisture will drip away as per the instructions.