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Can't Find a MACO, NOW WHAT???

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If you cant find a shop to get it from, why not get it direct from maco?

Id get a Jogunn though :cheers:
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I sell Maco's.

Just shipped a shooting star to Canada.
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MoJo wrote:I sell Maco's.

Just shipped a shooting star to Canada.
There ya go :cheers:
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Those shooting stars are hard to beat, I love mine.
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copper.com have maco for sale they are on wed page.
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I JUST GOT ME ONE OF THOSE SIRIO 4-ELEMENT BEAM ANTENNAS, FOR $150.00 SHIPPED, YOU CAN'T BEAT THE PRICE AND I'VE HAD THE 4-ELEMENT MACO BEAMS BEFORE AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY I SEE A DIFFERENCE ON RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT. WE HAD SOME 75 MPH WINDS HERE ALREADY AND ITS STILL UP THERE LOOKING 7 TALKING GREAT! BUILT STRONG TOO! JUST MY OPINION..... DAVE :bigsmurf:
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Midlander wrote:Ok so for some of you out there, your looking and can't find any MACOS for sale.. What do you do??? We all know that some CB shops have em, but what happens when they are all gone???? What would the next best antenna manufacture for beams be???? Please post your ideas and links... Thanks.

Thanks for everyone who is posting. Below is a list of places to go and check out, along with some manufacturers.

Sorry Moderators removed my links.. Please read this topic carefully for the information.

its very simple, just type maco cb antennas ,,,,google search they are all over the place
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there is a company online that ships everything for $2.95,,thats where i got my imax 2000
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lonesome 500 wrote:[Please login or register to view this link]
Thanks lonesome 500 for the imfo. here, greatly appreciated..... Dave :bigsmurf:
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PONY EXPRESS wrote:I have dealt :D with this gentleman before and he was very quick shipping. I see he has maco beams 4sale on ebay in his ebay store under palcoelectronicsdotcom

Did maco stop making beams?
i agree pony--- i looked up his site "palcoelectronics" i plan on going with the 4 element maco and going horizontal,,, it's the rotor that gets costly !!
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Hi H&Y Electronics who have a link on this forum supply Sirio 3 element & 4 element Yagi beams high quaility build. Cheap cheap prices.
These beams are tryed and tested, excellent results and durable to the weather. In my opinion equal if not better to the Maco,
considering the difference in cost. SIRIO SY- 4 ELEMENT YAGI BEAM around $185.00 :profileleft: :blackeye:
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H & Y Electronics is another name for (the metal a penny is made of) Electronics. They handle both Sirio and Maco products.
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721HACKSAW wrote:H & Y Electronics is another name for (the metal a penny is made of) Electronics. They handle both Sirio and Maco products.
Zinc? Oh, I get it... no, they're not really C0PPER anymore, too valuable for USA coinage since it's becoming worthless just like Blowbama wants it.
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I wonder why no one is making a copy of the old superscanner antenna. That antenna really talks well and doesn't take up much space. Shoot they even have a version of that antenna on ships these days for that fancy AEGIS radar system. Guess you could say that the superscanner was the first popular phased array antenna.
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Was the Super Scanner the antenna that had 3 verticals and used 2 at a time for directionality?
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WV 545 wrote:Was the Super Scanner the antenna that had 3 verticals and used 2 at a time for directionality?
Yes it was.

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genesbro wrote:I wonder why no one is making a copy of the old superscanner antenna. That antenna really talks well and doesn't take up much space. Shoot they even have a version of that antenna on ships these days for that fancy AEGIS radar system. Guess you could say that the superscanner was the first popular phased array antenna.
I don't doubt it. Indeed for what it was did a pretty decent job. Although I don't think sales were ever through the roof. For the cost of them a guy could do a quad and have not only have dual polarity, but more forward gain and F/B & F/S performance. I also don't think it would be that hard to reproduce. The switch box would probably be the only bugger and IIRC you can find the schematic on the internet.
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Re: Can't Find a MACO, NOW WHAT???

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Hello; I have a super scanner and the relay box on the antenna gave up so i disconected it and ran 3 equal length coaxes from the elements down to a 3 position coax switch,don't know what the theory says but it works just fine on RX and TX and swr nice and low without having to fool it with a matcher,been this way for 2* years sometimes running 1000 watts PEP Regards warlock35po
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What has happened to signal engineering? Has anyone heard if there coming back, with there Quad antenna's?
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THUMPER wrote:Maco has changed owners but are still in business, Google "Maco antenna"
and you'll find them at Majestic Com
Maco has always been Majestic....Majestic Antenna Corporation=MACO
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231 wrote:
WV 545 wrote:Was the Super Scanner the antenna that had 3 verticals and used 2 at a time for directionality?
Yes it was.
The superscanner used ONE leg at a time for directionality, and TWO legs as a reflector, or was switchable to run all 3 legs at once like an omni-directional
genesbro wrote:I wonder why no one is making a copy of the old superscanner antenna. That antenna really talks well and doesn't take up much space. Shoot they even have a version of that antenna on ships these days for that fancy AEGIS radar system. Guess you could say that the superscanner was the first popular phased array antenna.
I don't doubt it. Indeed for what it was did a pretty decent job. Although I don't think sales were ever through the roof. For the cost of them a guy could do a quad and have not only have dual polarity, but more forward gain and F/B & F/S performance. I also don't think it would be that hard to reproduce. The switch box would probably be the only bugger and IIRC you can find the schematic on the internet.
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Re: Can't Find a MACO, NOW WHAT???

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You can always build a moxon antenna check out the [Please login or register to view this link] sort of like a twisted Yagi
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gun runner wrote:
distortion69 wrote:I have a m105c for sale *shrug* $150 shipping.

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Is this antenna A beam ? Im looking for A set of beams, but know very little about them .
your looking for a set of beams
this tells me your looking for 2 beams
a set is 2
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501dallastx wrote:What has happened to signal engineering? Has anyone heard if there coming back, with there Quad antenna's?
They are gone but Lightning Antennas has basically replaced them. Check at [Please login or register to view this link]
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[Please login or register to view this link] Some of the sponsors sell them.
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If Signal Engineering is gone they ought to take down their webpage...lol
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