Topband: Gotham vertical humor

[chacuff]

I had a Gotham Quad once.  What a beast...made with aluminum wire that you 
couldn't solder to of course...

Hurrican took it in 1979.   Nothing left but the spreaders....all pointed 
the same direction...west if I remember correctly...HA!

Cecil
K5DL
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce" <k1fz at myfairpoint.net>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 9:12 PM
Subject: Topband: Gotham vertical humor


> Was this the one that used the sewer pipes under your city as a massive
> radial system ?
>
> Are we thinking outside of the shipping box !
>
>
>> Yes it was the Gotham vertical and like the Maxcom dipole (2-30Mhz with
>> 1:1 VSWR) along with KP4KE\W4 (QRP)  all originate(d) out of Miami and
>> all probably attended the P.T. Barnum school of Electronic Technology!
>>
>> http://www.w8ji.com/gotham.htm
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>> Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
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