[TowerTalk] Gotham

[Craig Clark]

>
>   Back in the days when men were men and ham radio operators were 
> kids, there was a company that sold verticles-Gotham.  I've alway 
> wondered what the deal with the Gotham antenna was all about.  All 
> I had to go on was old QST's from the 50's and since I had no money 
> in the 60's I could never afford a commercial antenna.
>
>   I've been pondering building a verticle using parts from the 
> hardware store that could be used on 80 meters.  Like using a 
> loading coil at the base of the antenna.  I am sure that this has 
> been done before, but as I was thinking about it....the Gotham 
> antenna company came to mind.
>
>   Is this what they did with their 80 meter verticle...use some 
> sort of loading coil?
>
>   Lee -K0WA
>   "Liberal Arts Major pretending to be an RF Engineer"
>
>
Lee

There were two brothers in NYC who wanted a "retirement business" so 
they started Gotham.  The designs were simple and unsophisticated. 
One of their "bread and butter" antennas was a base loaded vertical.

Hy-gain sold one too called the 18V. It is  ~20' high and is base 
loaded with a coil. You can get the current specs at

http://www.hy-gain.com/man/pdf/AV-18VS.pdf

The boys moved to Florida, made antennas in the morning and played 
the ponies at the race track in the afternoon.


73, Craig Clark, K1QX

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