[TowerTalk] Gotham etc. nostalgia

[Rob Atkinson, K5UJ]

K4OJ's mention of Gotham antennas last week caused me to get out QSTs of 
roughly 25 and 50 years ago and go through them.   How many of you remember 
these ads:

(25 years ago in Oct. 1978 QST)

CHOICE OF THE DX KINGS
the CUBEX Skymaster Fiberglass Quad Kits.  2 element 3 band kit special only 
$119.95 mailable APO.  Contents 8 fiberglass arms skyblue color, 2 end 
spiders, 1 boom/mast coupler, 16 wraplock spreader arm clamps 1 CUBEX QUAD 
instruction manual (boom and wire not included)
MK III 2 el complete pretuned quad only $169.95!
Cubex Company PO Box 732, Altadena California 91001
You can't say "Quad" better than "Cubex."

SLINKY!
A lot of antenna in a little space.  New slinky dipole with helical loading 
radiates a good signal at 1/10 wavelength long!  80/75, 40 and 20 meters 
operates at any length from 24 to 70 feet.  Small enough to fit in attic or 
apartment.  Full legal power.  Teletron Corp. Suite 100 Box 84 Kings Park 
N.Y. 11754 $43.95 postpaid.

Unique Wire Tuners: Improved Random Wire Antenna Tuners. Runs cold at 1500 
watts output power.
Prices FOB factory 3-30 MHz $109; 1.7 - 30 MHz $139.  W6's add state sales 
tax.  Unique Products Co. 1003 S. Fircroft STreet, West Covina Calif. 91791

[Does anyone remember Hy-Gain made a HF transceiver?]
Globe Spanning Performance!
HY-GAIN 3750 Amateur Transceiver
...Spanning all amateur bands from 1.8 through 29.7 MHz, the 3750 utilizes 
advanced phase-lock-loop frequency circuitry to lock the first local 
oscillator with the VFO, providing direct injection into the first i-f at 9 
MHz that incorporates a narrow band SSB crystal filter; this virtually 
eliminates receiver image and spurious response problems...other features 
include a noise blanker, vox and sidetone circuits, a computer memory that 
lets you store in your favorite frequency and return later with a flick of a 
switch, S2002 finals, and cooling fan.  $1,995 FOB N.Y.

Cramped for space?  Want DX?
Then you want the antenna that's known around the world for its small size 
and superior performance...The Multiband Hybrid Quad for 6, 10, 15 and 20.  
Model HQ-1 $129.50.  Wing span 11 ft.  Boom 54 inches, wind area 1.5 sq ft., 
1200 watts p.e.p.  Mini-Products Inc., 1001 West 18th St., Erie, Pa., 16502  
[This was the one pictured with two elements, each having little spikes 
coming off the ends at 90 deg. from the elements and one el. having a kind 
of elongated diamond frame on it (which made it appear "quad-like.")]

Revolutionary Break-Thru in antenna design:  Kirk's brand new All Fiberglass 
Helicoidal Beams
All fiberglass elements and boom.  Copper tape spirally wound elements 
coated with durathane.  Element lengths 25% to 35% shorter than metallic 
arrays.  3 el. 40  m. $589.50; 3 el. 20 m. $249.94; 3 el. 15 m. $192.45; 3 
el. 10 m. $149.95.

ARRL Antenna Book $5

"Ham Headquarters U.S.A." Harrison Radio 301 Madison Ave. New York City.

The BIG Signal, Unadilla W2AU Balun, $14.95.

The inside front cover ad is devoted to the new Tempo 2 meter synthesized 
hand-held:  800 Channels in the palm of your hand--the Tempo S1 Syncom 
$349.00  It was amazing--if you could afford it.  The xtal controlled HTs 
got a lot cheaper in the following months and years.

Tomorrow (if I have time) July 1952.

73,

Rob Atkinson
K5UJ

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