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The Sirio 4 element is rated for 1000 watts continuous and 3000 watts for a "short time". It says "short time" in the manual, what ever that means. I don't plan on running more than about 600 to 800 watts peak, so its fine for what I am doing for now. This will probably be just a practice antenna for me any way, I cant seem to get the idea of a Maco 7 element out of my head. As far as the advertised gain, I believe it is just a guide line to compare antennas of the same manufacturer. Otherwise the numbers are made to make the antenna sell better. I bought a Tail Twister rotor used from a local, hopefully the last one I will ever need to buy.

As far as the rotor goes, the Channel Master that everyone used is no longer made as you know. I got lucky a few months ago and found an Amazon seller that had a bunch of the Radio Shack Channel Masters new old stock for almost $200. I bought one to replace the Channel Master on my TV antenna that finally broke inside, after 15 years. That's with an antenna that it was designed for and we don't live in a windy area either. The RCA rotator that you can get now days, is made for a small digital TV antenna and would probably not last long with any thing bigger. Would it work with a V Quad? Probably. For how long? It would work right up to the point that it doesn't. I would suggest spending a little extra for a good rotator, that way you wont have to buy twice.

Chris

<blockquote data-quote="Shadetree Mechanic" data-source="post: 764622" data-attributes="member: 50927">The Sirio 4 element is rated for 1000 watts continuous and 3000 watts for a &quot;short time&quot;. It says &quot;short time&quot; in the manual, what ever that means. I don&#039;t plan on&nbsp; running more than about 600 to 800 watts peak, so its fine for what I am doing for now. This will probably be just a practice antenna for me any way, I cant seem to get the idea of a Maco 7 element out of my head. As far as the advertised gain, I believe it is just a guide line to compare antennas of the same manufacturer. Otherwise the numbers are made to make the antenna sell better. I bought a Tail Twister rotor used from a local, hopefully the last one I will ever need to buy.As far as the rotor goes, the Channel Master that everyone used is no longer made as you know. I got lucky a few months ago and found an Amazon seller that had a bunch of the Radio Shack Channel Masters new old stock for almost $200. I bought one to replace the Channel Master on my TV antenna that finally broke inside, after 15 years. That&#039;s with an antenna that it was designed for and we don&#039;t live in a windy area either. The RCA rotator that you can get now days, is made for a small digital TV antenna and would probably not last long with any thing bigger. Would it work with a V Quad? Probably. For how long? It would work right up to the point that it doesn&#039;t. I would suggest spending a little extra for a good rotator, that way you wont have to buy twice.Chris</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shadetree Mechanic, post: 764622, member: 50927"] The Sirio 4 element is rated for 1000 watts continuous and 3000 watts for a "short time". It says "short time" in the manual, what ever that means. I don't plan on running more than about 600 to 800 watts peak, so its fine for what I am doing for now. This will probably be just a practice antenna for me any way, I cant seem to get the idea of a Maco 7 element out of my head. As far as the advertised gain, I believe it is just a guide line to compare antennas of the same manufacturer. Otherwise the numbers are made to make the antenna sell better. I bought a Tail Twister rotor used from a local, hopefully the last one I will ever need to buy. As far as the rotor goes, the Channel Master that everyone used is no longer made as you know. I got lucky a few months ago and found an Amazon seller that had a bunch of the Radio Shack Channel Masters new old stock for almost $200. I bought one to replace the Channel Master on my TV antenna that finally broke inside, after 15 years. That's with an antenna that it was designed for and we don't live in a windy area either. The RCA rotator that you can get now days, is made for a small digital TV antenna and would probably not last long with any thing bigger. Would it work with a V Quad? Probably. For how long? It would work right up to the point that it doesn't. I would suggest spending a little extra for a good rotator, that way you wont have to buy twice. Chris [/QUOTE]

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