[TowerTalk] Gotham etc. nostalgia

Tue Sep 23 18:20:43 EDT 2003

Yep .. had the 2nd 3750 in the USofA ... with the spkr, the remote vfo,
etc.....  the remote vfo kinda transmitted on its frequency while the main
did it on its ... caused a lot of pileup cops to holler at me, until I
realized the problem.  Made like 50K QSOs with it, or so, until I went to
the next rig.  .... You can see it in my pic in the 1981 ARRL Handbook, in
the example shown as a contest station setup.  Please ignore my hairdo, was
practicing sailing, for a dxpedition, and my hair was "twisted" --- speaking
of that - dot dot dot
Also, had an early Gotham "TWIST" on 6M ... you could set it up vertical,
horizontal, or "twist" --- Iffn I `member right, it was 11 el...    Hadda
Swan 250 hooked up to that,  then went to a KLM big timer.. more bettah!
AND then .. there was the W2AU Antenna Fuse ... the 2nd one that blew during
ARRL SSCW, in like 1974, during massive rainstorm ... was the end of that
"stuff" on the top of my tower!  I was younger then, and climbed it and
replaced .. the 40/80 droopy drawers dipole .. and then, about 4 hours
later, did it again .. shooooot!  Took the wiring into the shack, made the
system into the dipoles I knew and loved for years, put it up, and never had
a prob for the next 5 years.  My 75/80M dipole here has the same setup, NO
BALLLLLOOOOONNNS .. and, no TOOOOOOOOOONERS. ..and, NO PROBLEMS!

73, Y'all, Mark .. AA6DX
IN KALEEFORNEEEAHHH...   (Votez oui, Votez non, MAI VOTEZ!)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Atkinson, K5UJ" <k5uj at hotmail.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Cc: <k5uj at hotmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 4:41 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Gotham etc. nostalgia

> 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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