Dominator

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mrillusion
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Dominator

Post by mrillusion » Tue Jan 12, 2016 5:00 pm

any ever tried to build/copy one of them?

s2000

Re: Dominator

Post by s2000 » Tue Jan 12, 2016 7:49 pm

I would imagine someone makes a clone here in uk, seen 3 different stations using this aerial. Can't see them paying $349 each time lol

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Re: Dominator

Post by alfaeire » Tue Jan 12, 2016 8:02 pm

Wouldn't mind one myself haha

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Re: Dominator

Post by mrillusion » Tue Jan 12, 2016 9:05 pm

s2000 wrote:I would imagine someone makes a clone here in uk, seen 3 different stations using this aerial. Can't see them paying $349 each time lol
thats exactly why i asked lol

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Re: Dominator

Post by YellowFM » Tue Jan 12, 2016 10:50 pm

I know one pirate forum where successfully copied this antenna .
But there is in Russian .
I do want to assemble this antenna , but could not find the time.
http://www.polisoftlab.info/forum/viewt ... ?f=2&t=139

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Re: Dominator

Post by Gum » Tue Jan 12, 2016 11:05 pm

This any use? :)

http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads ... na.380005/

There is a link to the construction thread in the first post. You would need to scale up (or down, depending how your brain works) from 30MHz to 100MHz...

User manual for the Avanti version: http://www.cbtricks.com/ant_manuals/ava ... 174_om.pdf

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Re: Dominator

Post by shuffy » Tue Jan 12, 2016 11:35 pm

Dominator is a Sigma IV, right? There used to be 2 models of this - if you're actually serious about building one of these make sure you build the 5/8 wave version which has a lower radiation angle. However, it's a pain in the arse to make the basket thing and gamma match and if it's going to get nicked I'd seriously consider making something simpler, like a 5/8 vertical or colinear with comparable gain and radiation angle but far less hassle to construct.
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Re: Dominator

Post by teckniqs » Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:02 am

Yeah the Dominator is just a scaled down version of the 29ft version for 27mhz at approx 9ft long for 87-108MHz FM.

We used CB in the family back in the early 90s and had a Sigma 4 up which was working very well but we changed it to the Sirio 827 and from what they told me it made a lot of difference.

As far as I remember the Sigma 4 is a 7/8 wave and the Sirio 827 is a 5/8 wave??

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