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well , i think that the place i have the antenna at is a combination for too low to the ground and just a bad place . it works with the coil maybe , just maybe a little less than it did with the 4 full 1/4 wl H elements and the maco type loop . but at the other house with the maco loop and the four sloped 108 inch wires it did much much better as i recall with the feedpoint just 8 feet off the ground . the feedpoint on the ones here on the deck is about 6 ft off the ground . im sure if it was up over the entire house about 26-27 feet up in the air that it would do much better .

two things about it i dont like that height can't fix though is that the doubled 5/4 solid plastic limber deck boards that everything attaches to is very very heavy , the pressure treated wood 2x4 was very very light in comparison . but id replace wood every 2-3 years if i were gonna use it . if i were gonna keep it similar to the coil or maco style i think id replace the plastic with a wood 2x6 ..... plus the copper coil will turn black , and id just like a physically stronger way to connect the tuning device , not having to use SS to interface between copper and aluminum to keep them from interacting and oxidizing in the weather .

so the sigma/vector/lw150 will eliminate the need for a insulating plate/board , keep all construction materials the same , provide a smaller foot print and most likely better tx and rx .

ATM im planning on ordering the tubing for this next week .

<blockquote data-quote="BOOTY MONSTER" data-source="post: 273176">well , i think that the place i have the antenna at is a combination for too low to the ground and just a bad place . it works with the coil maybe , just maybe a little less than it did with the 4 full 1/4 wl H elements and the maco type loop . but at the other house with the maco loop and the four sloped 108 inch wires it did much much better as i recall with the feedpoint just 8 feet off the ground . the feedpoint on the ones here on the deck is about 6 ft off the ground . im sure if it was up over the entire house about 26-27 feet up in the air that it would do much better . two things about it i dont like that height can&#039;t fix though is that the doubled 5/4 solid plastic limber deck boards that everything attaches to is very very heavy , the pressure treated wood 2x4 was very very light in comparison . but id replace wood every 2-3 years if i were gonna use it . if i were gonna keep it similar to the coil or maco style i think id replace the plastic with a wood 2x6 ..... plus the copper coil will turn black , and id just like a physically stronger way to connect the tuning device , not having to use SS to interface between copper and aluminum to keep them from interacting and oxidizing in the weather . so the sigma/vector/lw150 will eliminate the need for a insulating plate/board , keep all construction materials the same , provide a smaller foot print and most likely better tx and rx .ATM im planning on ordering the tubing for this next week .</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BOOTY MONSTER, post: 273176"] well , i think that the place i have the antenna at is a combination for too low to the ground and just a bad place . it works with the coil maybe , just maybe a little less than it did with the 4 full 1/4 wl H elements and the maco type loop . but at the other house with the maco loop and the four sloped 108 inch wires it did much much better as i recall with the feedpoint just 8 feet off the ground . the feedpoint on the ones here on the deck is about 6 ft off the ground . im sure if it was up over the entire house about 26-27 feet up in the air that it would do much better . two things about it i dont like that height can't fix though is that the doubled 5/4 solid plastic limber deck boards that everything attaches to is very very heavy , the pressure treated wood 2x4 was very very light in comparison . but id replace wood every 2-3 years if i were gonna use it . if i were gonna keep it similar to the coil or maco style i think id replace the plastic with a wood 2x6 ..... plus the copper coil will turn black , and id just like a physically stronger way to connect the tuning device , not having to use SS to interface between copper and aluminum to keep them from interacting and oxidizing in the weather . so the sigma/vector/lw150 will eliminate the need for a insulating plate/board , keep all construction materials the same , provide a smaller foot print and most likely better tx and rx . ATM im planning on ordering the tubing for this next week . [/QUOTE]

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