Topband: Gotham vertical humor

[Cqtestk4xs at aol.com]

I knew a guy who ordered one just to use the aluminum from these  beasts to 
make a 15 meter beam.
 
Bill  K4XS/KH7XS
 
 
In a message dated 2/28/2012 12:34:21 A.M. Greenwich Standard Time,  
chacuff at cableone.net writes:

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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