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Good Day, Henry...thanks for the reply. Sorry I was not more specific in this regard. Let me try again.

A local operator I know has both the Maco V-Quad and a Sirio 827 for use on 10m - 11m.

The 827 is mounted on a 34 ft telescoping mast. The antenna itself is approximately 21 ft in length.

The V-Quad is on a tripod with a 10 ft mast and a rotor fixed to the top of a single story structure, so at the base of this antenna I'm guessing it's about 22 ft. The antenna is orientated in the "L" shaped configuration similar to how it appears in the drawing in the article I shared above (the drawing with the red arrows).

So being the V-Quad's elements are about 12 ft in length and the mounting height of the antenna is 22 ft, in this configuration I'm guessing the highest point of the antenna would be approximately 34 ft. which ia about the same height as just the mast that the Sirio is mounted on.

As I mentioned, they are getting much better reports at say 40 miles out from the V-Quad then they get from the Sirio, so optimally if the V-Quad was mounted on top of that 34 ft telescoping mast I can only assume it would perform even better yet.

I hope that clarifies things a bit better. I look forward to you thoughts

Mark

<blockquote data-quote="McHarley94" data-source="post: 854926" data-attributes="member: 70785">Good Day, Henry...thanks for the reply.&nbsp; Sorry I was not more specific in this regard. Let me try again. A local operator I know has both the Maco V-Quad and a Sirio 827 for use on 10m - 11m. The 827 is mounted on a 34 ft telescoping mast. The antenna itself is approximately 21 ft in length.The V-Quad is on a tripod with a 10 ft mast and a rotor fixed to the top of a single story structure, so at the base of this antenna I&#039;m guessing it&#039;s about 22 ft. The antenna is orientated in the &quot;L&quot; shaped configuration similar to how it appears in the drawing in the article I shared above (the drawing with the red arrows). So being the V-Quad&#039;s elements are about 12 ft in length and the mounting height of the antenna is 22 ft, in this configuration I&#039;m guessing the highest point of the antenna would be approximately 34 ft. which ia about the same height as just the mast that the Sirio is mounted on.As I mentioned, they are getting much better reports at say 40 miles out from the V-Quad then they get from the Sirio, so optimally if the V-Quad was mounted on top of that 34 ft telescoping mast I can only assume it would perform even better yet.I hope that clarifies things a bit better. I look forward to you thoughtsMark</blockquote>

[QUOTE="McHarley94, post: 854926, member: 70785"] Good Day, Henry...thanks for the reply. Sorry I was not more specific in this regard. Let me try again. A local operator I know has both the Maco V-Quad and a Sirio 827 for use on 10m - 11m. The 827 is mounted on a 34 ft telescoping mast. The antenna itself is approximately 21 ft in length. The V-Quad is on a tripod with a 10 ft mast and a rotor fixed to the top of a single story structure, so at the base of this antenna I'm guessing it's about 22 ft. The antenna is orientated in the "L" shaped configuration similar to how it appears in the drawing in the article I shared above (the drawing with the red arrows). So being the V-Quad's elements are about 12 ft in length and the mounting height of the antenna is 22 ft, in this configuration I'm guessing the highest point of the antenna would be approximately 34 ft. which ia about the same height as just the mast that the Sirio is mounted on. As I mentioned, they are getting much better reports at say 40 miles out from the V-Quad then they get from the Sirio, so optimally if the V-Quad was mounted on top of that 34 ft telescoping mast I can only assume it would perform even better yet. I hope that clarifies things a bit better. I look forward to you thoughts Mark [/QUOTE]

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