[Antennaware] What 2-element tribander?

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

I would take photographs, put them up on the internet somewhere, and give
us the link.  You may get a precise ID if you do.  Really hard to get some
things across with words.   :>)

73, Guy

On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 12:41 PM, John <radio at mediacombb.net> wrote:

> I'm trying to find out what sort of 2-element tribander (10-15-20m) I
> have.  I bought it used about used about 20 years ago and just dug it
> out of the garage.
>
> I  always 'thought' it was a HYgain, but I'm not sure of that.  I looked
> around the Internet and found an instruction sheet that is cc 1962 for a
> HYgain TH-2.  However my beam may be an older version of that or...
> something entirely different.
>
> Mine has 8 traps.  The elements are mounted to the boom with nicely made
> parts which look to me to be cast.  One of these castings has an SO239
> mounted on it.
>
> The boom appears to be made in two pieces and that seems strange to me
> because it is quite short.  I don't see how to join the boom pieces,
> although one end of each piece has been made 'out of round' so those
> ends of each boom piece must fit together.  Maybe there is a missing
> piece to joint the two boom pieces to a mast.
>
> Can someone in the list suggest what I might have and the best way to
> get an instruction sheet or manual for it?
>
> John,  WoGN
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