[TowerTalk] TET Antenna

[Michael Tope]

Hi Mike,

I found this online (scroll to the bottom left for old TET brochures and 
manuals):
https://tetemtron.com/

IIRC the OSU ARC, W8LT, had a TET 15/10 meter dual band Yagi back in the 
mid-to-late '80s when I was a member. It was interlaced with a 
two-element 20 meter quad. We eventually took down the dual-bander and 
added a third element to the quad and strung the spreaders so that the 
quad had three elements on 10 and 15 meters. Our tower (a few sections  
of Rohn 25) was nestled between two large flag poles on top of the 
southeast bell tower at the OSU football stadium. This limited the 
turning radius such that you could not have full 360 degree rotation of 
a 20 meter Yagi (hence the 2 element quad). I think the TET 10/15 meter 
dual-bander fit within the turning radius. The 20 meter two-element quad 
definitely fit within the available space, but barely. When we rotated 
the antenna, the VSWR would swing wildly as the quad elements came in 
close proximity to the metal flag poles. I think the boom of the quad 
was at around 110 feet above the parking lot of the stadium, although 
that whole area was close to the Olentangy River, so it was in a bit of 
a low spot terrain wise. Nevertheless, that quad antenna worked pretty 
well.

Another former OSU ARC member, N8SM (now sadly an silent key) might have 
had a TET tribander on the repurposed TV tower at his parents house.

73, Mike W4EF...........

On 4/6/2024 1:44 PM, Mike Fatchett W0MU wrote:
> On the tower I just bought was a TET 4 element antenna.  It appears to 
> use a dual driven element and then a two directors.  It appears that 
> one of the directors is for 10m.  Traps are small so I don't think it 
> can handle legal power.  This was probably purchased in the 90's.   
> Does anyone have a clue what it might be.
>
> The coax on the tower was awful.  The jacket was cracked all over.  No 
> clue what the brand etc. It is a crank over tower.  I was shocked that 
> the coax was never replaced.
>
> Mike W0MU
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