[TowerTalk] Mystery Vertical

k2qmf at juno.com k2qmf at juno.com
Sat Jan 2 07:31:44 PST 2010


Gordon,

Sorry to say that I have no idea
what antenna that is....   G/L.

73,
Ted  K2QMF
 
On Sat, 2 Jan 2010 02:37:52 -0000 "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT"
<w2ttt at att.net> writes:
> Mal, Ted et al,
> Here is a link to the photo of the lower portion of the vertical.
> 
>
http://picasaweb.google.com/BoyScoutTroop139/Desktop#5421965657248602658
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks & 73,
> Gordon Beattie, W2TTT
> 201.314.6964
>  
> 
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> Beattie,
> Jr., W2TTT
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> Subject: [TowerTalk] Mystery Vertical
> 
> Hi Folks!
> 
> I'm trying to identify an antenna.
> 
>  
> 
> I have a vertical that is somewhat more than 20 ft high with three 
> traps and
> an open air matching coil at the base that is housed in a section of 
> PVC
> pipe.  
> 
> There is an SO-239 socket for attaching a feed line.  Just above the 
> feed
> point, there is an inverted U-shaped aluminum rod and on at least 
> one of the
> traps there is a clamp-on strap that holds up an aluminum rod that 
> goes
> parallel to the main vertical element.
> 
>  
> 
> Any ideas would be most welcome!
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks & 73,
> 
> Gordon Beattie, W2TTT
> 
> 201.314.6964
> 
>  
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