[TowerTalk] TET Antenna

[Mike Fatchett W0MU]

Thanks all!  My google skills were poor today!  It is definitely the 
HB34D.  I might actually give it a shot.  The specs say it weighs 18kb 
or 40lbs.......I didn't eat my Wheaties this AM but it did not feel 
anything close to that weight.  My other choice is a F12 original C3.    
I have to watch the weight and wind loading.

Once again thanks all for the very helpful emails!

Mike W0MU

On 4/6/2024 5:27 PM, Michael Tope wrote:
> 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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