[TowerTalk] Gotham etc. nostalgia
Rob Atkinson, K5UJ
k5uj at hotmail.com
Wed Sep 24 00:41:11 EDT 2003
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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