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If you would like a picture of your Gizmotchy® or Maco antenna here please send a photo to us. It doesn't have to be a monster of an antenna. Most of our sales are three and four element antennas and we would like to put some of them on this page. |
| Gravy Train #976 in DX, CB radio operator since 1968. I've been using the Gizmotchy ® beam since 1970. I consider it the world's best beam! John McQueen 3/27/2010 |
| The above six element Gizmotchy® antenna is owned by Barry. Barry says, I have had this baby up in the air since 1994 with no problems. I love this beam and I cannot think of a substitute. I call this baby my big leg girls. Barry is in Clarksville, Tennessee, the Smokie hills, and talks on channel six, the super bowl. Barry is known as the Golddigger and his main saying out there in DX land is, "There's gold in them hills" It sounds like Barry has found his gold in our antenna. We think the antenna still looks good after 12 years up in the air. |
Tom
Here is a picture of my three element Gizmotchy® that I put up in November, 2005. It does great being mounted on the
chimney with no troubles at all. We have had winds up to 75 MPH and it doesn't budge at all. It is turned by a heavy duty
TV rotor. Making contacts 85 miles away with just the Browning and the Gizmotchy® with no trouble.
Scott Patton Grumpy's communication Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Here is a picture of my three element Gizmotchy® that I put up in November, 2005. It does great being mounted on the
chimney with no troubles at all. We have had winds up to 75 MPH and it doesn't budge at all. It is turned by a heavy duty
TV rotor. Making contacts 85 miles away with just the Browning and the Gizmotchy® with no trouble.
Scott Patton Grumpy's communication Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The above antenna belongs to Francis Dearth in Danville, IL. Francis put this antenna up on December 31, 2005. The
beam is 48 feet above the ground and Francis is making direct contacts as far as 80 miles.
beam is 48 feet above the ground and Francis is making direct contacts as far as 80 miles.
Tom-
Here are a couple of pictures of my 6-element beam in the air! We got it up their in Dec. 2005 and it works amazing! I will
need to replace the front vertical elements(6th) due to a limb bending it up during the install, and we will finish fine tuning
the vertical match when I go back up to replace the element(Still1.3:1) and the lift got stuck during install as well! The flat
side let's me talk skip anytime and anywhere in an unbelievable way! The best ears I have ever had! This thing is a cannon!
Will Cleveland in Ladysmith, Va. ( 557 the WORLD Famous Texas Rattlesnake) Love ya, WC
P.S. The antenna is about 42 feet to the tip of the vertical elements! The old AR22 rotor turns the light thing with ease, Now
we need to make a miniature version of one to put on my mobile, what do ya think?
Here are a couple of pictures of my 6-element beam in the air! We got it up their in Dec. 2005 and it works amazing! I will
need to replace the front vertical elements(6th) due to a limb bending it up during the install, and we will finish fine tuning
the vertical match when I go back up to replace the element(Still1.3:1) and the lift got stuck during install as well! The flat
side let's me talk skip anytime and anywhere in an unbelievable way! The best ears I have ever had! This thing is a cannon!
Will Cleveland in Ladysmith, Va. ( 557 the WORLD Famous Texas Rattlesnake) Love ya, WC
P.S. The antenna is about 42 feet to the tip of the vertical elements! The old AR22 rotor turns the light thing with ease, Now
we need to make a miniature version of one to put on my mobile, what do ya think?
| This is what a Texas wind storm does to a tower. |
| How much stress will a Gizmotchy® Antenna withstand? Pictured above is Jim Blitch and his son Daniel from Georgia raising a 12 element Gizmotchy® Antenna. I will let you the reader make your own judgements about how much our antenna will withstand by looking at this picture. Daniel has grown up since this picture was taken and has a full ride football scholarship next year at Wake Forest College. The NFL is probably his next stop. |
| Here is a picture of Stan Coutant's, AA6SC, Gizmotchy® antenna taken in 1964 |
This six element went up in 2003, and have made it through several severe storms, ice and the Oklahoma wind that seems
to blow in circles in the valley town where I live. The support kit and the strength of the antenna makes the Gizmotchy®
the best and the match on the vertical and horizontal side is 1.1 on channel 19 with 75 ohm ca/tv coax. I talk all over the
US and South America so its working. The antenna is so stout I see my Antron whipping around and the Gizmotchy® just
wiggling. They definitely are made of the best Alcoa Aluminum. Anthony Daniels
to blow in circles in the valley town where I live. The support kit and the strength of the antenna makes the Gizmotchy®
the best and the match on the vertical and horizontal side is 1.1 on channel 19 with 75 ohm ca/tv coax. I talk all over the
US and South America so its working. The antenna is so stout I see my Antron whipping around and the Gizmotchy® just
wiggling. They definitely are made of the best Alcoa Aluminum. Anthony Daniels
This antenna is owned by James Boone aka Burning Bush, from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. James modified
the beam from the 2nd director by making it 1" shorter all the way to the 4th director. It is turned by a Yaesu
G-800SA rotor. James says he got his first Gizmotchy® back in the 80s and has been a believer ever since.
James can be found on the Super Bowl Channel 6.
the beam from the 2nd director by making it 1" shorter all the way to the 4th director. It is turned by a Yaesu
G-800SA rotor. James says he got his first Gizmotchy® back in the 80s and has been a believer ever since.
James can be found on the Super Bowl Channel 6.
Tom, thanks for all the help on getting the antenna and the extra parts I ordered. I wanted to try stretching the boom and
see if I could get some extra gain out of the antenna. This monster is sure doing a fantastic job. Seeing 3 s-unit increases
over the ground plane which is a lot of gain! The side rejection on this baby is awesome! This beam will rival any of the
moonraker 6's or the Lazer 400's at about half the weight or more. I really believe the 31.5 foot boom is the ticket for this
antenna. Including some pictures, I think you will be pleased with the way it came out. Once again thanks,
Bobby
Warner Robins GA
see if I could get some extra gain out of the antenna. This monster is sure doing a fantastic job. Seeing 3 s-unit increases
over the ground plane which is a lot of gain! The side rejection on this baby is awesome! This beam will rival any of the
moonraker 6's or the Lazer 400's at about half the weight or more. I really believe the 31.5 foot boom is the ticket for this
antenna. Including some pictures, I think you will be pleased with the way it came out. Once again thanks,
Bobby
Warner Robins GA
| David Brown, Tennessee David should of been a photographer if he isn't . |
| Chuck's 6 element Gizmotchy from San Francisco. Not sure of the age of this antenna but Chuck says its old. |
| Getting good reports on the performance. Freddy Bennett, Wilmer, AL |
| Stoney getting his mobile ready for a keydown with his Maco 103 |