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

[Jack Brindle]

Well Gosh, Gordon, if I had known you were just dumping that great coolant on the ground when we were doing all that packet radio collaboration oh so long ago, I would have suggested you try something else!

GL with the antenna & hope things are going well!

73 & HNY!

Jack B, W6FB, (ex-WA4FIB)


On Jan 2, 2010, at 3:22 PM, J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT wrote:

> Jack,
> Yea, that is SNOW and ICE!
> 
> Thanks & 73,
> Gordon Beattie, W2TTT
> 201.314.6964
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jack Brindle
> Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 11:17 PM
> To: J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT
> Cc: Towertalk
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Mystery Vertical: a Mosley RV-x Model?
> 
> Gosh, Gordon, what's that weird white stuff in the picture? It looks a lot
> like the slushy chopped ice stuff we get in drinks around here...
> 
> Jack Brindle, W6FB (ex-WA4FIB)
> 
> 
> On Jan 2, 2010, at 3:05 PM, J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT wrote:
> 
>> Hi Folks!
>> More photos of the RV-4C.
>> Any further insights would be welcome!
>> 
> http://picasaweb.google.com/BoyScoutTroop139/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCObHxPaj-
>> 4XRUg#
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks & 73,
>> Gordon Beattie, W2TTT
>> 201.314.6964
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
>> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of J. Gordon Beattie,
>> Jr., W2TTT
>> Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 10:15 PM
>> To: 'J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT'; 'Larry WA9VRH'; 'Phil Snyder';
> 'W1JCW'
>> Cc: 'Jim Jackson'; 'Towertalk'
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Mystery Vertical: a Mosley RV-x Model?
>> 
>> Hi Folks!
>> Well, it seems that there is more to investigate here.
>> I cleaned up and re-tightened connections and replaced the ground
> connection
>> from the 75/80 kit and also added the radials for 40 and 20 meters, but
> the
>> results were pretty much the same.
>> 
>> Suggestions anyone?
>> :-)
>> 
>> Thanks & 73,
>> Gordon Beattie, W2TTT
>> 201.314.6964
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
>> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of J. Gordon Beattie,
>> Jr., W2TTT
>> Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 7:17 PM
>> To: 'Larry WA9VRH'; 'Phil Snyder'; 'W1JCW'
>> Cc: 'Jim Jackson'; 'Towertalk'
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Mystery Vertical: a Mosley RV-x Model?
>> 
>> Larry,
>> You seem to be correct!  Perhaps it is an RV-4C!  
>> Hang on...I'm heading out the door to run the tests!
>> 
>> Thanks & 73,
>> Gordon Beattie, W2TTT
>> 201.314.6964
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
>> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Larry WA9VRH
>> Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 7:03 PM
>> To: J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT; 'Phil Snyder'; 'W1JCW'
>> Cc: 'Jim Jackson'; 'Towertalk'
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Mystery Vertical: a Mosley RV-x Model?
>> 
>> Hi Gordon and all,
>> 
>> http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/mosley/rv4c/
>> 
>> Here is the manual for the antenna and it shows only two traps.   If I 
>> remember correctly mine would have only had two traps as I had it in the 
>> early 70's.  If I rememebr correctly I had to retighten screws/clamps or 
>> whatever to keep 75m going.  It is an odd adaption. I will look through my
> 
>> manuals to see if I still have a copy of the 75m kit. For now back to 
>> painting.
>> 
>> 73 Larry WA9VRH
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt at att.net>
>> To: "'J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT'" <w2ttt at att.net>; "'Phil Snyder'" 
>> <n9lah at comcast.net>; "'W1JCW'" <W1JCW at hotmail.com>; "'Larry WA9VRH'" 
>> <wa9vrh at dishmail.net>
>> Cc: "'Towertalk'" <towertalk at contesting.com>; "'Jim Jackson'" 
>> <ns2k at arrl.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 12:42 PM
>> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Mystery Vertical: a Mosley RV-x Model?
>> 
>> 
>>> Here are tow links to some related models.  You'll need to scroll down
>>> toward the end of each of the two pages to find them.  Search on the page
>>> for "RV" and you'll get to it more quickly.
>>> 
>>> The first shows what I believe is the 75/80 kit at the bottom in a white 
>>> PVC
>>> tube along side the base.
>>> http://www.nethorizon.net/mosley/news.htm
>>> 
>>> This second photo does not include the kit.
>>> http://www.mosley-electronics.com/newspage/news.htm
>>> 
>>> You'll note that both antennas have three traps, while mine has only two.
>>> This is why I think this is an older RV-4 model.
>>> 
>>> Test results to follow soon!
>>> 
>>> Thanks & 73,
>>> Gordon Beattie, W2TTT
>>> 201.314.6964
>>> 
>>> 
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