At the risk of sounding dumb, can someone clue me into the origin of
this antenna and where it's commonly used:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW

Thanks,

Steve

In article .com,
wrote:

At the risk of sounding dumb, can someone clue me into the origin of
this antenna and where it's commonly used:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...3880111 386&r
d=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Parisi Associates Inc
(781) 273-1211
105 Terrace Hall Ave
Burlington, MA 01803
(near Waltham)

Looks like some kind of turnstile antenna.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

I think it is just one of those vertical whips with a Jfet. All those
elements seem to be shorted together, as if it was just one fat
vertical.

Telamon wrote:

In article .com,
wrote:

At the risk of sounding dumb, can someone clue me into the origin of
this antenna and where it's commonly used:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...3880111 386&r
d=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Parisi Associates Inc
(781) 273-1211
105 Terrace Hall Ave
Burlington, MA 01803
(near Waltham)

Looks like some kind of turnstile antenna.

And by the look of the base and the way that the nomenclature is on the tag it looks
as though it was built for some type of military application.

Good hunting for some info on it.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Telamon wrote:
In article .com,
wrote:

At the risk of sounding dumb, can someone clue me into the origin
of
this antenna and where it's commonly used:


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...3880111 386&r
d=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Parisi Associates Inc
(781) 273-1211
105 Terrace Hall Ave
Burlington, MA 01803
(near Waltham)

Looks like some kind of turnstile antenna.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

Interesting. I'm going to have to read up on these antennas now that my
curiosity is piqued. I'm wondering what the strengths and weaknesses
are of the turnstile design. Off the top of my head, I suspect that
this is probably not a great receive-only antenna and is probably
intended for hams. But I'll see what I can find about this design on
the web. You don't see many of these on ebay.

Steve

wrote:

Telamon wrote:
In article .com,
wrote:

At the risk of sounding dumb, can someone clue me into the origin
of
this antenna and where it's commonly used:


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...3880111 386&r
d=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Parisi Associates Inc
(781) 273-1211
105 Terrace Hall Ave
Burlington, MA 01803
(near Waltham)

Looks like some kind of turnstile antenna.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

Interesting. I'm going to have to read up on these antennas now that my
curiosity is piqued. I'm wondering what the strengths and weaknesses
are of the turnstile design. Off the top of my head, I suspect that
this is probably not a great receive-only antenna and is probably
intended for hams. But I'll see what I can find about this design on
the web. You don't see many of these on ebay.

I did a Google on the very small company and it would appear that this particular
antenna had some military application.


dxAce
Michigan
USA

I don't think it is a turnstile. The element configuration looks like an
attempt to broadband it by making it larger in diameter. The label says "HF
active antenna". Looks military. Probably a military portable unit.

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Telamon wrote:
In article .com,
wrote:

At the risk of sounding dumb, can someone clue me into the origin
of
this antenna and where it's commonly used:



http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...3880111 386&r
d=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Parisi Associates Inc
(781) 273-1211
105 Terrace Hall Ave
Burlington, MA 01803
(near Waltham)

Looks like some kind of turnstile antenna.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

Interesting. I'm going to have to read up on these antennas now that my
curiosity is piqued. I'm wondering what the strengths and weaknesses
are of the turnstile design. Off the top of my head, I suspect that
this is probably not a great receive-only antenna and is probably
intended for hams. But I'll see what I can find about this design on
the web. You don't see many of these on ebay.

Steve

I thought of that possibility but the thing is only 7 foot long. Making
it a few inches wider at that length would not do much in the way of
making it broadband.


In article ,
"CW" wrote:

I don't think it is a turnstile. The element configuration looks like an
attempt to broadband it by making it larger in diameter. The label says "HF
active antenna". Looks military. Probably a military portable unit.

wrote in message
ups.com...

Telamon wrote:
In article .com,
wrote:

At the risk of sounding dumb, can someone clue me into the origin
of
this antenna and where it's commonly used:



http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...3880111 386&r
d=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Parisi Associates Inc
(781) 273-1211
105 Terrace Hall Ave
Burlington, MA 01803
(near Waltham)

Looks like some kind of turnstile antenna.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

Interesting. I'm going to have to read up on these antennas now that my
curiosity is piqued. I'm wondering what the strengths and weaknesses
are of the turnstile design. Off the top of my head, I suspect that
this is probably not a great receive-only antenna and is probably
intended for hams. But I'll see what I can find about this design on
the web. You don't see many of these on ebay.

Steve


--
Telamon
Ventura, California

Probally a govt mil.spec antenna that didn't work out too good? I know
of a Brit site that might can shed some light on that antenna.It is a
place in UK where Military Vehicle collectors get together from all over
the World,a giant swap meet.I will try to find a link to that site later
on.
cuhulin

"CW" wrote in message
...
I don't think it is a turnstile. The element configuration looks like an
attempt to broadband it by making it larger in diameter. The label says
"HF
active antenna". Looks military. Probably a military portable unit.


I've never seen that configuration in an antenna before.. the thing looks
most to me like an element from an electric furnace.. (that's only what it
looks like.. I can see from the label it's an antenna)