Unchained Preppers
Communications => Comm Discussion => Topic started by: Nemo on November 07, 2017, 01:41:05 AM
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Also could be of interest. PM me with and email addy and I will forward the ad to you.
Nemo
OldGrouch.com
Swedish Military Antenna Sets!
Read the text for details.
These antennas are came on the market exactly once, about 10 years ago- and then they were gone. As a ham radio operator myself (W4WTF) I kept one and love it and was always looking for more but they have never come available again. Cleaning the warehouse we found 3 more from when we had them before.
These antennas are a discone type antenna on steroids. The specs for them say they are designed for 30-78mhz because that is the standard military VHF-Low range, but testing on the one I kept for my own use showed an SWR of less than 3:1 from 25mhz to over 160mhz in my installation, being a discone they are very broad banded. You can change the number and length of the elements to adjust the frequency range as they screw into each other. I have run them with a tuner down to the 40m band during field day before and was surprised how well it did.
These kits have a 33+ foot tall mast, the antenna center hub, guy wires, stakes, and coax- everything you need. It all comes in a storage case that has a shoulder strap. Under 40 pounds for all this makes it a great portable unit. You can set them up quickly with one or two people.
Only 3 are available. Not available on the website, to order one respond to this email with your address for a shipping quote.
$375 each
Note in this last picture we did not have all the mast sections installed, there are 3 more at the bottom that can make it even taller.
Once again, there are only 3 of these available. They are not on the website, respond to this email to get a shipping cost quote or claim one and we will complete the order. Do not call- we are doing this email only to ensure the first people who respond get them fairly.
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Nice. they have some good tech. here are my two - out of the box - favorites. They don't have masts with the kit though.
My fav portable discone is the flex master by RRT. check EBAY, surplus and ham sources.
http://www.radiorecon.com/img/antennas/Flexmaster.pdf (http://www.radiorecon.com/img/antennas/Flexmaster.pdf)
for shop use i use the chevy of discones the diamond J. They're durable and work well. The low band is tunable so you can adjust the VSWR.
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/2777 (http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/2777)