On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 19:26:02 -0600, "gb"
wrote:

"John Ferrell" wrote in message
.. .
I have an old HF Vertical that is about 20 feet tall when assembled.
The loading coil (?) seems to be open (VOM). I would like to dismantle
the assembly in hopes of salvaging as much as possible to do some
experiments with it.

It could also be a CB antenna, I don't recall where I got it...

The cover over the coil seems to be plastic, but much harder than PVC.
It also seems to be tight. The bottom of the assembly where the
connector is appears to be metal. The top of the coil assembly seems
to be sealed tightly. Unless some one has a more appealing idea I am
going to chuck it up in the lathe and start peeling the coil cover to
see what is inside.

The antenna top has a couple of wires bent in an egg-beater kind of
configuration.

Yes, this was a CB ground plane design. There should have been a bracket
that attached at bottom (metal coax connector area) and at top of loading
coil.

The application of heat with a heat gun (NOT a torch or open flame) - should
allow the plastic composite to slip off the coil.

Greg

I am glad I asked! The heat gun sounds like a better way than the
lathe. I will try that first.

John Ferrell, W8CCW

John Ferrell W8CCW