old school mobile antennas

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Re: old school mobile antennas

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Hamerman wrote: 11 Jan 2019, 23:19 There is still a DV27 on a Biscuit Tin up in our loft which is getting on for 40 years old.

Ah.....the classic beginners aerial :)
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Re: old school mobile antennas

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The Collector wrote: 12 Jan 2019, 11:43
Hamerman wrote: 11 Jan 2019, 23:19 There is still a DV27 on a Biscuit Tin up in our loft which is getting on for 40 years old.

Ah.....the classic beginners aerial :)
Yes it was the first twig that I purchased. I don't recall ever having any problems with it...
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Re: old school mobile antennas

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I saw a few back in the day that'd snapped about 6 inches down from the tip. I reckon it was from people forgetting to take them off the car in multi-storey carparks and the fibreglass cracking.

At least my base-loaded Modulator using to bend and 'twang' as it went along. It looked like a dodgem.

I wouldn't have attempted it with my twin-coiled Modulator though!
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