Bob, there was a facility south of me here in Central Illinois. It had
an antenna very similar to the one you describe. It has disappeared in
the last couple of years to be replaced by a microwave antenna. I do
recall someone on one of the local contesting remailers saying that it
was used for propagation experiments associated with the University of
Illinois which lies just to the SE of the site.
I will look for the picture and send you one to see if it is the same
thing due to attachments being stripped for the reflector.
Phil
N9LAH
WW4T@aol.com wrote:
> A couple of weeks ago, we were in Hawaii for the first time, and visiting
> the famous "Diamondhead" Crater on the edge of Honolulu.
>
> There is a military installation inside the crater, and the main tourist
> attraction is to climb the inside of the crater to the old military bunkers
> that are built along the rim of the crater overlooking the ocean and
> Honolulu.
>
> To get to my point, as we were leaving the crater area on a tour bus
> afterward, I got a quick glimpse of an unusual antenna that I had never seen
> before.
>
> There appeared to be a couple of missing elements and a generally rundown
> appearance. It obviously was part of the military installation, but
> appeared
> to be in a state of disrepair.
>
> It looked like a large "corner reflector" antenna, BUT was in the HF range
> by the apparent size of the elements, plus it appeared to be a "staggered"
> element, log periodic design.
>
> It was joined together at the "small element" end, with the larger
> elements being on the open end.
>
> The largest elements suggested resonance around 13-14 megs maybe? ( Like
> I said, it was a quick glimpse as we passed by on the way out of the
> installation. )
>
> I have seen a lot of antennas, and several corner reflector antennas, but
> this was most unusual from my perspective.
>
> Just thought I would throw it out for any info or if anyone had ever been
> assigned to that Diamondhead installation.
>
> 73
>
> Bob _ww4t@aol.com_ (mailto:ww4t@aol.com)
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