[TowerTalk] Mystery Vertical: a Mosley RV-x Model?

[W1JCW]

Hey guys -

I have an RV-7C and tried the 75/80 add on 5 years ago.

It is a real piece of crap and never worked at all, it was certainly a waste 
of $90.
I spent hours with Gary Jr and Sr from Mosley trying to get the thing 
working...I asked for
refund as well but they said it had to be something with in my environment 
which it was not.

Now the RV-7C works well, a tuner helps to touch it up a bit and it handles 
high power well with no issues.

The best part about the antenna is that it does not need any radials, it was 
a military design made to just
stick in the sand and go. I have had mine for over 10 yrs and have worked a 
lot of DX with it.
It's a very rugged design and has held up nicely in my back yard in the 
Texas.

If you have any questions let me know.

Happy New Year !

73-
W1JCW
John

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From: "Larry WA9VRH" <wa9vrh at dishmail.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 11:12 AM
To: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt at att.net>; "'Phil Snyder'" 
<n9lah at comcast.net>
Cc: "'Towertalk'" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Mystery Vertical: a Mosley RV-x Model?

> Hi Gordon and all,
>
> Just looked in a 1995 Mosley catalog and this looks like RV-8C which
> included 75/80. I will try later to scan the image and send to you.  I may
> also still have the assembly manual from mine. I am in the middle of
> painting a bedroom and need to get back to that project.
>
> 73 Larry WA9VRH
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt at att.net>
> To: "'Phil Snyder'" <n9lah at comcast.net>
> Cc: "'Towertalk'" <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 10:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Mystery Vertical: a Mosley RV-x Model?
>
>
>> Phil,
>>
>> Many thanks to you and others who have graciously taken the time to offer
>> ideas and suggestions about my vertical!
>>
>> There are not a lot of good photos of the Mosley RV-x series antennas out
>> there, but I think that you have hit the nail on the head!
>>
>> I will compare the trap configuration of my antenna with the photos and
>> then
>> run my MFJ analyzer on it.  If all works out today, then I'll update the
>> list with my findings.  So far the "todo "list and the weather are
>> promising
>> to get this done today!
>> :-)
>>
>> Thanks & 73,
>>
>> Gordon Beattie, W2TTT
>> 201.314.6964
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Phil Snyder [mailto:n9lah at comcast.net]
>> Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 1:17 PM
>> To: J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT
>> Cc: 'Towertalk'
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Mystery Vertical
>>
>> I really have to massage the grey matter some but I think the small
>> black insulator at the base resembles the base of the Mosley RV-4
>> vertical I once owned. Mine did not have the trombone type stub or coil,
>> but Mosley does offer a conversion kit to add 75/80 to their verticals
>> and that could be why it looks different then mine did.
>>
>> Phil
>> N9LAH