What Izzit?!?

[Robb]

A few blocks away from my QTH, there is a Ham antenna at a house. I asked the people who live at this house what model of antenna is it - thinking that a Ham must live there. To my surprise, they said 'No Ham here'. They said they want to get rid of the thing, so I just might take it off of their hands.

The antenna is a mystery to me. What make/model is it? The tower, the rotor (don't think there is a control box available as yet), coax, and the beam itself.

Soooo; What Izzit?

Let's see how fast our panel of experts can give the definitive answer!
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If you look at the picture carefully, you will notice that there are some loading coils along some of the elements.

 

[pro151]

Whut pitchurs?:blink:

Oops, never mind.
took forever for the picture to load.

 

[packrat]

Robb.

You are going to need a bigger lot!:w00t:

 

[Beetle]

Not completely sure, but it looks sorta like a TH6-DXX Hy-Gain tribander with, if the center element is quite a bit longer than the others, a 40M rotatable dipole doubling as the DE for 10/15/20.

Looks like this: http://www.w7vo.com/th6_install.htm

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Yep, it's a TH6-DXX from Hy Gain. I'm about 99.9999% sure.

 

[Robb]

Not completely sure, but it looks sorta like a TH6-DXX Hy-Gain tribander with, if the center element is quite a bit longer than the others, a 40M rotatable dipole doubling as the DE for 10/15/20.

Looks like this: TH6DXX Installation at W7VO

OK - you said it first...
But are you sure it does 40m?
Differentiate your diagnoses...



Seriously though; what about the mast and the rotor?
Remember: that picture will blow waaay up if you click on it!

 

[Robb]

Does this picture match the diagram and manual?
Is it still a 40m radiator? I can see that the radiator element is longer than the diagram shows. I just haven't found any info on modifications for this antenna.

 

[Beetle]

If the center element - the driven element - is a couple feet longer than the reflector, then it might have a 40M feature. If not, it's just a tribander.

You can see the elements better than we can...