Antenna ID please

Darrell Zinck · #1 15-06-06, 00:48

Hi

I rescued 2 of these from a scrap metal bin the other day.

Anyone care to ID them.

Anyone want them?

Make me an offer that includes shipping and they're yours.

regards
Darrell
(Putting together all the scratch he can for a "Must have" purchase!!)

oztankboy · #2 15-06-06, 03:25

Hmmm by the BNC type plug on it i'd say its post war and have my doughts that its British. But I could be wrong....

Phil...

Craig Tanner · #3 15-06-06, 13:32

Darrell!!

Your device looks a lot like the one that I had for many years that I carried in my patrol pack. The one I had, had a spike about 8 or 10 inches long that you planted into the ground.

If you could not get comms from your OP then I would find a location close by that comms were good, plant the spike, put a 10 ft whip on it and run coax to the op where the coax would be plugged into the 77set coax connector. Kind of like a mini antennae farm, with the antennae being away from the radio. I am not sure where they originally came from.....

Take Care

Craig!!

Bruce MacMillan · #4 15-06-06, 15:26

It looks like part of the ground mount kit for the PRC510. There was a ground spike and cable that went with it. Because the 510 is VHF it was kind of line of sight so when your were hiding in the bottom of your foxhole your antenna could be above ground for better coverage.

Darrell Zinck · #5 15-06-06, 18:14

Hi

Thanks Phil, Craig and Bruce. These were before my time in any case!!

The other one has a "U" bracket on it so it's entirely possible they were meant to attach to an expedient pole of some sort.

Maybe our resident "Jimmy" Jon S can shed some light on this.

Thanks for your replys.

regards
Darrell

Jon Skagfeld · #6 16-06-06, 00:53

Darrell, et al:

The pic you show doesn't seem to have the spike to stick it into the ground.

That notwithstanding, I'm fairly certain that this remote antenna item was compatible both to the PRC 510 as well as the PRC 25/77.

The antenna section screw in part at the top looks to be the correct thread size for both applications.

Weird colour though.

PS...After a bit more research in the manuals, I'd definitely say that the origin of this remote unit came from the PRC 509/510 family. I further believe that it was found to be compatible with the PRC 25/77 family, although I'm not entirely sure since I only operated the PRC 25/77 when it was installed in the amplifier tray in the VRC configuration.

Darrell Zinck · #7 16-06-06, 02:35

Hi Jon

Thanks for your assessment. I suppose I should have thrown a size-reference into the pic too, huh?

Here's the other one with an appropriate 25 cent piece.

regards
Darrell

Jon Skagfeld · #8 17-06-06, 05:50

Quote:

Originally posted by Darrell Zinck
Hi Jon

Thanks for your assessment. I suppose I should have thrown a size-reference into the pic too, huh?

Here's the other one with an appropriate 25 cent piece.

regards
Darrell

OK, Darrell (et al)...

The quarter puts it into perspective.

I'll still go with the item being a remote for the PRC 509/510 family, and found to be compatible with the PRC 25/77 family.

The "U" shaped bracket looks like a "home-brewed" item...there's no reference to anything like it in any Check Lists that I have.

Isn't this the sort of thing that makes this MLU site so interesting?

Regards all.

Darrell Zinck · #9 20-06-06, 23:05

Hi

Thanks again Jon. Please check your PM when you get a chance.

Also these antennas have been taken off my hands.

regards
Darrell