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Dave MAde Rod Of God Antenna *PICS*
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$900 for a mobile 1/2 wave antenna????? You can buy one of Superhawk's refurbished Cobra 2000s for that cash.
This antenna should be banded. I heard of a guy who knew a guy that had one It is the real McCoy, very good pattern and has been the winner of many antenna shoot outs. All that is missing in the strings of info are the true facts. They are.....
1. This antenna has a hypotenuse driver element needed to function. The longer driver/reflector element the better coupling to the trapezoid. This increases the db rating, if correctly installed of over 20 dbi.
2. Co phased with a 2.75 wave length of coax properly coiled and pinned these antennas have military grade performance.
3 absolutely no ground plane wire or elements are needed. Can be ground mounted vertical or horizontal, height does not matter as smith charts show.
4. operate on all bands 160 thru 1.2 ghz with a flat swr never using a tuner
5.when attached to the proper hypotenuse driver it transmits both vertical and horizontal waves, and some circular polarization.
6. Needs no grounding, can be run mobile or as a base antenna. Some installs don't need coax, depends on the smith chart and swr of the area you want to install.
Couple this with a 16 pill bug box running on 440 and you'll get the neighbors attention for sure, and be envy of all the guys on da block.
1. This antenna has a hypotenuse driver element needed to function. The longer driver/reflector element the better coupling to the trapezoid. This increases the db rating, if correctly installed of over 20 dbi.
2. Co phased with a 2.75 wave length of coax properly coiled and pinned these antennas have military grade performance.
3 absolutely no ground plane wire or elements are needed. Can be ground mounted vertical or horizontal, height does not matter as smith charts show.
4. operate on all bands 160 thru 1.2 ghz with a flat swr never using a tuner
5.when attached to the proper hypotenuse driver it transmits both vertical and horizontal waves, and some circular polarization.
6. Needs no grounding, can be run mobile or as a base antenna. Some installs don't need coax, depends on the smith chart and swr of the area you want to install.
Couple this with a 16 pill bug box running on 440 and you'll get the neighbors attention for sure, and be envy of all the guys on da block.
No matter the skeptics...
I was there, in Daytona Beach at the Racetrack Shootout - 1995, when 925 out of the Watergate cut BIG BIG Radios slap off. He was running one alternator, a 3cx3000A7, and the 2 element Dave 1/2 wave system. He beat operators running multiple 3cx10000A7s, and 5 elements. (1/4 wave design) The fact is he was getting more signal to the judges receiver out 20 miles... Angle of RF radiation was favorable for sure, for a groundwave shootout. That was the event where they "outlawed" them. lol Peace.
I was there, in Daytona Beach at the Racetrack Shootout - 1995, when 925 out of the Watergate cut BIG BIG Radios slap off. He was running one alternator, a 3cx3000A7, and the 2 element Dave 1/2 wave system. He beat operators running multiple 3cx10000A7s, and 5 elements. (1/4 wave design) The fact is he was getting more signal to the judges receiver out 20 miles... Angle of RF radiation was favorable for sure, for a groundwave shootout. That was the event where they "outlawed" them. lol Peace.
First time revealed in all its glory. Here is my handmade Dave Made Rod of God 1/2 moble antenna. Cost in 1999 $500. This is the antenna that keydown functions straight out banned. Imagine this. You go to a big keydown with a 16 pill running your rod of god antenna with a reflector. Your competitor has a five antenna setup on his surburban running a 3cx3000. You get to the line and clean his clock. Thats part of the reason why this antenna got banned.
Antenna gurus, here is your chance to disect and talk about this legend. Estimates put this antenna production at less than 50 worldwide.
What makes this antenna work?
Discuss.
Damn.
Hi,
I'm steve aka Mr WorldWide 59
I'm located in Australia.
Can anyone tell me can these be purchased these days?
Is there anyone making them?
There's an operator in Hawiai MOD-Squad anyone that's ever AM skipped or Super Bowl on 27.025mHz would know of Mod-Squad in mini grass.
Subscribed to his YouTube channel and watching his watergates made me realise how badly IVE missed competing on the SUPERBOWL as we were original contenders & very few (3-4) operators coming out if Australia in early 1990's. (anyhow)
Watching Modsquads watergates he stated his running 2 Dave made fighting sticks, now I've tried googling info on this antenna & only found what I believe to be this thread & the Dave made fighting sticks & reflector he reffer to is actually these Dave made
"ROD OF GOD"!
Correct me if I'm wrong
Well to make a long story short.
I really REALLY want (1) these Rod if God & reflector.
Can any please advise me, if there still available to purchuse or anyone know where this Aussie might be able to snap 1 up?
Please email a link or any info as to anyone making, selling these Rods of God! Even willing to grab a second hand one, considering its in goid working order!!!
ANYONE IN USA ABLE TO HOOK A BROTHER UP OR HELP OUT THIS AUSSIE IN FINDING A ROD OF GOD OR THESE DAVE MADE FIGHTING STICKS, WOUKD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED & FOREVER IN YOYR DEBT.
worldwidefifty9@gmail.com
Also looking for a good
Base-station radio,
With high end wattage output.
Or a
STRYKER 955 skywAlkeR
Radio, peaked & tuned 65w Am, 89/100w SSB.
(Either new or second hand)
OR ANYTHING SIMILAR.
WHere can an AUSSIE snap up one these kick arse rod of gods.
Banned or not, I really, really want one down-under.
Are they still available, anywhere you know of, anyone manufacture these monsters?
Or
Even anyone has 1 sitting in closest not being used & wants to sell it, I'll take it?
worldwidefifty9@gmail.com
RatsoW8
Supporting Member, W9WDX ARC Member - WD8T
That green liquid looking stuff is a clear giveaway that it's a flux cap for sure. I have a few cans of SWR spray that really work well with the ROG antenna.
Old old old post back from the dead. If you want to see a antenna that will make you scratch your head and make you think real hard....search YouTube for Sha-sha vs T-bird. It is from back in 2007. Now that is a mean antenna set up. I miss seeing CCM and some of the old guys here on the forum. Yes they raised hell but it was interesting.......
I think I started a thread about Sha-Sha's antenna years ago here some were.
73
Jeff
I think I started a thread about Sha-Sha's antenna years ago here some were.
73
Jeff
Amazing what can done with surplus painters scaffolding and bed springs.
I’ve no idea what I’m looking at in video, but since it involves V8 engines and high-rate petrocarbon consumption, I’ll crack a beer and cheer.
Like quarter-mile dragsters: the rhetorical “why?”
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This one’s self-explanatory. So I “like it”. When he’s finished you off, he’ll cart your corpse, gratis.
A pic of the operator with massive electrical plug in hand: “Plug ‘em, then plant ‘em”.
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