gator made antenna

[Dutchmyer]

hey guys great site. I just signed up and love it so far. Do any of you guys use the gatormade antenna or the amps. Checked them out and they look nice. Ijust want to know if they are any good before i make a purchase.Thank you in advance. Dutchmyer

[mario]

i run his equipment,im very pleased.talk to 3strucking on here he runs his equipment to,or check out gator built under feedback,solid product and excellent customer service.

[The Breeze]

Hey Dutchmyer, wavin from Oregon.

I am kind of interested in the feedback from this question as well. Looks like good stuff for sure.

[the_junkie]

i have seen one of his antennas, haven't played with it or heard it, but if it talks as well as it is built, then you can't go wrong...

[zman350]

hmm

[3strucking]

i run a 8 pill and a 2 pill that he built for me. after he built my amps, I was so impressed that I sent all of my radios for him to tune. I have nothing but top notch compliments on the radios and amps. he now does all of my radio work and i won let anyone else touch any of my equipment but zman350 from now on out. His has helped me out with any questions i have had and kept me informed as he was building my amps. He even sent pictures as he built the amps so that i could see each step of the process. I dont know of anyone that has his quality of service. Hope this answers your questions and you can pm me if you need more info.

[Alien Abductor]

well built antennas for sure

[Dutchmyer]

uniden 68 run any of the gator stuff because that is the radio i run and really like. i can not spend 200$ on a radio and then that much more on a amp and antenna so plz help me. thank you in advance. Dutchmyer

[countrysmurf1]

Good question cause I also run a uniden 68 but have a uniden 78ltw that I was wanting to put in my other truck with a small amp and good antanae. Those amps look so clean and all Ive heard is good reveiws w them but havent seen any pics of the antanaes.

[zman350]

GO HERE AND LOOK.THNKS JOHN

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[jessejamesdallas]

Question's I have about the antenna's, is it looks like the coil is just held on to the shaft with self-taping screws, which could vibrate loose after a while...and being copper, what keeps it from oxidizing and turning green? Is the antenna spray painted with clear coat or something?

[Brotherman]

pickle juice or koolaid will clean copper!

[zman350]

the coil is torch brazed on the shaft,screws are there just to hold it in place while its being brazed,i use copper colored mettallic paint so they dont turn.

[jessejamesdallas]

pickle juice or koolaid will clean copper!

I remember Jim Jones of the Peoples Temple in Jonestown, Guyana, was Big into KoolAid...But don't think he was cleaning any "Copper" with it!

[jessejamesdallas]

the coil is torch brazed on the shaft,screws are there just to hold it in place while its being brazed,i use copper colored mettallic paint so they dont turn.

So I take it the antenna's are aluminum, and not copper then?

Just wondering...How well does that paint hold up on aluminum (if the antennas are aluminum) Because I have tried spray paint on some 10K's before, and after a while, the paint would chip, and fade...I do know a couple of guys that have had antenna's powder coated, and had better luck as for as chipping go's, but the color still ended up fading after a few months of being out in the weather...

[zman350]

i torch braze the all the joints with silver solder,and no ive never had a joint to fail.its all copper except the brass threaded inserts.

[Grump]

Copper why hasn't anyone used this before awesome conductor

[jessejamesdallas]

Copper why hasn't anyone used this before awesome conductor

Because it's heavy, soft, and bends easy, and carrods...There has been several builders use it before, but unless it's coated in something you get problems after it's been out in the weather for a while..."Silver" would be a better choice, but cost would be unreal!

There is a guy that will "Silver-Plate" a aluminum antenna, which is suppose to make a aluminum antenna act as if it were made from silver. Silver plating is suppose to give the antenna a skin effect like it was all silver.

[zman350]

i bet you my antennas weigh no more than a aluminum of the same size,bending,you would have to about run over it with a truck for it to bend.as far as coating i do coat mine.

[Grump]

aluminum also corrodes when mixed with steel

[Alien Abductor]

there not any heavier than a monkey made, there not just screwed, there torched, they are copper and they are coated so they dont turn. Very well built antennas.