Thanks for the replies. I was told it is an older KLM model KT-34 tribander
yagi. It definitely would need new replacement element insulators and other
plastic pieces, so I think it will be relegated to the "spare aluminum tubing
pile" unless I find someone locally who wants it. It would definitely need the
M-Squared refurbish/upgrade kit and a boom, if it was to be put back in service
as a KT-34.
Thanks to Jim, W7RY and others who ID'ed it after seeing the pictures.
LJ
-----Original Message-----
>From: "larryjspammenot@teleport.com" <larryj@teleport.com>
>Sent: Jul 7, 2011 5:15 PM
>To: towertalk@contesting.com
>Subject: [TowerTalk] Can anyone ID this HF Yagi antenna?
>
>I was given some used HF yagi antennas that came with a couple of towers that
>I purchased locally several years ago. One of the antennas appears to be a
>Hy-Gain Explorer 14, and another one appears to be a 4-element tribander (?)
>yagi, which didn't come with a boom - only the four elements. It looks old
>enough that one of the boom-to-element insulators broke in half when I tried
>lifting the entire assembled element.
>
>I thought I'd try to find out what this unknown yagi antenna is before taking
>it apart for some spare aluminum pieces and then the rest of it for the
>landfill. It doesn't look like any similar antenna construction I've ever seen
>from Hy-Gain, Mosley, Cush Craft, or others that I'm familiar with.
>
>Please see the three attached pictures - one of the four assembled elements,
>one closeup of an element tip and one of a center insulator. Thanks!
>
>LJ
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