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Anyone remember the 3or4 band antenna, omni that needed to be right on the
ground. I think it had 3 traps in it. Might have been for 10, 15 and maybe 40 or 20 meters. It might have been a crushcraft or alpha. has to be about 30 or 40 year old antenna. Anyone remember that old antenna? What was its manufacture? Model ? thanks if anyone can remember. |
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On Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:44:07 -0500, Tuuk wrote:
Anyone remember the 3or4 band antenna, omni that needed to be right on the ground. I think it had 3 traps in it. Might have been for 10, 15 and maybe 40 or 20 meters. It might have been a crushcraft or alpha. has to be about 30 or 40 year old antenna. Anyone remember that old antenna? What was its manufacture? Model ? thanks if anyone can remember. Here's a starting place: http://www.dxengineering.com/default.asp?DeptID=22 |
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"dave" wrote in message m... On Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:44:07 -0500, Tuuk wrote: Anyone remember the 3or4 band antenna, omni that needed to be right on the ground. I think it had 3 traps in it. Might have been for 10, 15 and maybe 40 or 20 meters. It might have been a crushcraft or alpha. has to be about 30 or 40 year old antenna. Anyone remember that old antenna? What was its manufacture? Model ? thanks if anyone can remember. #Here's a starting place: #http://www.dxengineering.com/default.asp?DeptID=22 - And I might add that dxengineering has telescoping tubing that can be used to construct verticals or beams. 6 foot sections fit nicely in a shipping box. |
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Thanks for the reply
This antenna is about 22 ft long, no gnd planes, I think it has three traps. The base has the simple regular 2 ubolt connection to the pipe and the 52ohm coax hook up. This antenna must be 30 years old or more. I have seen them at many a hamfest , was popular around here way back when. My wondering is the lengths between each trap, it is telescopic aluminum and it is in pieces. Needs all new hose clamps for each tapered slit connection. I have seen it before online but do you think I can find it now? I thought it was crushcraft or delta antennas. I will find it and post it.. Jeesh, just cant think of it. Thanks 73s "Wayne" wrote in message ... "dave" wrote in message m... On Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:44:07 -0500, Tuuk wrote: Anyone remember the 3or4 band antenna, omni that needed to be right on the ground. I think it had 3 traps in it. Might have been for 10, 15 and maybe 40 or 20 meters. It might have been a crushcraft or alpha. has to be about 30 or 40 year old antenna. Anyone remember that old antenna? What was its manufacture? Model ? thanks if anyone can remember. #Here's a starting place: #http://www.dxengineering.com/default.asp?DeptID=22 - And I might add that dxengineering has telescoping tubing that can be used to construct verticals or beams. 6 foot sections fit nicely in a shipping box. |
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Come on hams
You know the antenna I am talking about. I seen its specs online about 10 years ago. It is a single omni aluminum antenna with three traps in it. About 19 or 21 foot long. Made for ground use, no ground planes or radials, and old style. This is an older style antenna. Regular coax hook up. I need to remember the name of this antenna so I can make sure its lenghth and specs are correct. Gotta be an old ham out there that remembers these old style omni antenna. Thanks " Tuuk" wrote in message ... Thanks for the reply This antenna is about 22 ft long, no gnd planes, I think it has three traps. The base has the simple regular 2 ubolt connection to the pipe and the 52ohm coax hook up. This antenna must be 30 years old or more. I have seen them at many a hamfest , was popular around here way back when. My wondering is the lengths between each trap, it is telescopic aluminum and it is in pieces. Needs all new hose clamps for each tapered slit connection. I have seen it before online but do you think I can find it now? I thought it was crushcraft or delta antennas. I will find it and post it.. Jeesh, just cant think of it. Thanks 73s "Wayne" wrote in message ... "dave" wrote in message m... On Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:44:07 -0500, Tuuk wrote: Anyone remember the 3or4 band antenna, omni that needed to be right on the ground. I think it had 3 traps in it. Might have been for 10, 15 and maybe 40 or 20 meters. It might have been a crushcraft or alpha. has to be about 30 or 40 year old antenna. Anyone remember that old antenna? What was its manufacture? Model ? thanks if anyone can remember. #Here's a starting place: #http://www.dxengineering.com/default.asp?DeptID=22 - And I might add that dxengineering has telescoping tubing that can be used to construct verticals or beams. 6 foot sections fit nicely in a shipping box. |
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On 3/8/2012 8:08 AM, Tuuk wrote:
Come on hams You know the antenna I am talking about. I seen its specs online about 10 years ago. It is a single omni aluminum antenna with three traps in it. About 19 or 21 foot long. Made for ground use, no ground planes or radials, and old style. This is an older style antenna. Regular coax hook up. I need to remember the name of this antenna so I can make sure its lenghth and specs are correct. Gotta be an old ham out there that remembers these old style omni antenna. Thanks There were many versions of trapped verticals sold in the last 30 years. Without pictures of the base or traps, hope of identification is fairly slim. Sounds like the typical Cushcraft or Hustler. Or at least those were the most popular versions. Also, ground mounted verticals will still need radials if the antenna is to live up to it's expectations. And there is nothing to stop one from using one elevated, if one uses resonant radials for each band to be used. Look at the tubing and see if it has any marks on it from it's previous assembly. Often, the clamping will leave marks on the tubing, and one that was used for a long time will usually show discoloration between the tubing exposed to the air, and the part that was covered due to the overlap. |
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