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Mississippifrog

What do i have?

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I have a ground plain antenna but i am clueless to what kind it is.I thought maybe if i described it some one could tell me what kind it is.Its an 5 piece aluminum antenna that's about 18 foot long.It has a plastic load on the bottom of it that's about 8 inch's long.The load is not round....more like an octagon shape and its white,i believe it was red at some point but has faded with age.Thanks for any help.
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Phaze91460

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Can you get some pix ?

1000 pictures are worth a single word - or is that the other way around, never could keep it strait.
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Mississippifrog

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I could try but I'm not sure how much you can tell.Its 45 foot to the bottom of it in the air. :mrgreen:
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Phaze91460

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Post by Phaze91460 »

Do no, I figure if you could get pix of maybe the base, coil, etc. someone might ricognize the antenna.

Just a thought
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Big Hit

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Mississippifrog wrote:I could try but I'm not sure how much you can tell.Its 45 foot to the bottom of it in the air. :mrgreen:
Start climbing!! :-D
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Mr RadioActive

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18ft, tuning rings............A99?
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Mississippifrog

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Post by Mississippifrog »

Mr.RadioActive wrote:18ft, tuning rings............A99?
RA the guy i bought the antenna from told me it was a A99 but as soon as i seen it i knew it was something different.Its a five piece aluminum and the best i can tell it has no tunning rings.

What ever it is,it talks good with low SWR's :Peace!:
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Mr RadioActive

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Yup its not a A99 for sure. Is it a Maco V58? Oh no it cant be its only 18ft! Opps
Last edited by Mr RadioActive on Feb 27 2006, 00:49, edited 1 time in total.
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231

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Sounds like a simple 1/2 wave to me...based on the limited info'. But indeed a pic would help. How many ground plane (horizontal) elements coming out (if any)?

;)
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Mississippifrog

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231 wrote:Sounds like a simple 1/2 wave to me...based on the limited info'. But indeed a pic would help. How many ground plane (horizontal) elements coming out (if any)?

;)
Yeah its nothing fancy that's for sure. :mrgreen: No it doesn't have any horizontal elements,its basically an aluminum pole with a plastic cover over the coil on the bottom of it.Not very pretty but it seams to be working ok. 8)
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Mississippifrog

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Here she is in all her crooked glory :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Mississippifrog

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Anybody got any ideas?? :88-help:
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231

#17873

Post by 231 »

Can't say for sure but it sure looks like an old Antenna Specialist 1/2 wave stick to me. And it isn't "crooked glory."...it's "Seasoned Use." :mrgreen:
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