Mark Beckwith wrote: . >I recall the TH-3 and TH-4 had wire loops > at the ends of all the elements. Does anyone else remember >this? > The old Hornet tri-banders had the wire loops in the ends of them. I can't remember for sure, but think they had traps encased in a aluminum tube, not blue plastic. I had an old 14AVS trap vertical that had the blue ribbed traps in them. 73 Tom W7WHY