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    Maco Y quad reflector wire too short

    there are no sheetmetal scews on the mast, must have been the old style antenna you had. This has boom to mast element clamp just like the driven elements do, the only thing is those maco egg shapped aluminum clamps with the screws and square nuts which I havent had a problem with in these cold...
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    Maco Y quad reflector wire too short

    Just stringing the solid wire so I can get a peliminary test, if the wire gives me too much trouble I will order 2 sections of aluminum 1/2" tubing to take the place of FG rods and more less make it a true 4 element if you see what im saying, so moreless it would have true reflector...
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    Maco Y quad reflector wire too short

    I could see stretching this kind of wire and maybe gain a few inches but you are not gonna stretch it 5 foot lol. When i wrapped it around nails I came up 5' and a few inces short (tape measure, blowing snow) couldnt get real accurate so I imagine just a mistake at factory, I went to string it...
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    Maco Y quad reflector wire too short

    they sent the 35 foot wire instead of the 40 foot, I just went and grabbed my spool of 16 solid and took it around the nails connected it togeter that it was tight and solidered it together so i can get this on a mast we just had a snow storm so nothing getting done today. I left a message at...
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    Maco Y quad reflector wire too short

    edit: the reflector elements are measured out per instructions 13' 10" on the reflector elements and there would be no way to get 9' 9" between the anchor points of wire
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    Maco Y quad reflector wire too short

    Hello, just looking for some advice here...there is no way I am going to stretch the wire another 5' 9" approximately...anyone else have this problem? about to go out in the garage and just string some solid core #16 around it for now, this is rediculous lol... I must be missing something or...
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    Maco 103HV

    So more less the spacing and length needed for the vertical and horizontal elements should be the same as if I was just going to use the m104c instructions? I see they dont make a 4 element HV version, and like I said was going to purchase a 103hv and use elements from my 103c and boom, and...
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    Maco 103HV

    I wonder if I could stretch a 103hv and make a custom m104hv with my m103c I have laying around...wondering what the spacing should be, or if I should just follow instructions on spacing and element length for an m104? Hmmmm, considering on getting a 103hv to do this