27th Jul 2017, 3:41 pm | #481 |
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Re: 405-Line VHF Aerials 2013 to the present day.
Re post no. 479.
When I last looked at an Antiference aerial of the combined 'X' and Band III type I thought the twin feeder dimensions were more like 75 Ohm. The downlead was connected to the Band III dipole. |
27th Jul 2017, 6:28 pm | #482 |
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You're no doubt correct: it's 40+ years since I last handled one 'in the flesh' and even then when you're 40 feet up a ladder and clinging to someone's chimney while replacing a water-filled coax downlead you don't have *that* much inclination to study the precise geometry of the flat-twin!
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28th Jul 2017, 1:38 pm | #483 |
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Understood perfectly! Especially on a wet roof with 'a bit of wind blowing'. |
28th Jul 2017, 2:20 pm | #484 |
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I certainly don't remember how the two were connected, not sure I took the trouble to look, this was 1962 with me being the helper to the aerial rigger. Moved away from that as soon as I could to get to fixing radio's TV's etc.
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28th Jul 2017, 9:24 pm | #485 |
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Re: 405-Line VHF Aerials 2013 to the present day.
Winters were much worse around 1962 and remember sitting on many roofs fixing lashings and aerials in the snow. Happy days.
No one ever said the weather is too bad today as far as I can remember. Band 1 channel 1 were big aerials and being horizontal more difficult to handle than vertical. |
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29th Jul 2017, 10:49 am | #487 |
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You sound about the same vintage as me Bill. ITV started soon after I did so there was quite a lot of aerial work, I did a few but was mainly employed with radio's, TVs and the things you mentioned.
Does anyone remember the clip on band 3 quarter wave dipoles that fitted on to the band 1 dipole? I wasn't keen on roof work although in more recent years I have done it for amateur antennas, was up there last week as my 2 beam came down. Peter |
29th Jul 2017, 10:59 am | #488 |
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I remember the Antiference clip-on 'Twigs' - in particular an Antex 'X' which had them at the different points on the Band I elements. This was in a Holme-Moss (B2 vert), Winter Hill (B9 vert) set-up. I think each Twig had a reddish bronzed mounting clip.
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29th Jul 2017, 11:04 am | #489 |
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The twigs were put on the H aerial we had for Ch 2 Holme Moss, Winter Hill Ch 9 was line of site about 8 miles away. This would be 1956 when ITA started in this area. The aerial fed a Stirling converter.
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29th Jul 2017, 11:30 am | #490 |
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Yes they were the things, strangely I can't remember how efficient they were because I was always keen on testing things - could be the memory of course.
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29th Jul 2017, 11:37 am | #491 |
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I think even with a Stirling converter Winter Hill would probably have worked ok without the twigs at our house. The signal was very strong. I was too young then to make any judgement.
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14th Aug 2017, 11:02 pm | #492 |
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Bangor north Wales in the 70s
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15th Aug 2017, 10:40 am | #493 |
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I would imagine there would be a bit of interaction there.
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15th Aug 2017, 12:16 pm | #494 |
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Impressive !! - but as Peter says, the interactions must have been equally impressive, detuning all around... |
15th Aug 2017, 10:50 pm | #495 |
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Hopefully these pictures will attach to my post: is this rather-battered aerial a stacked array for Band III? Or Band II?
Taken last week in Perth, Scotland
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15th Aug 2017, 11:45 pm | #496 |
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That's an upmarket Band 11 FM array. Bit of a state though !
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16th Aug 2017, 11:17 am | #497 |
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As michamoo says " Bit of a State " - puts it mildly I suggest !
Is it really that windy in Perth ? - I would have half expected the chimney stack to have given way... |
16th Aug 2017, 12:10 pm | #498 |
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With the weather up there I think explains it all. 10 long years I was up there and it was not good.
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16th Aug 2017, 12:43 pm | #499 |
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... thinking on it I certainly remember that design of VHF/FM aerial from a few years ago. I wonder if the maker used especially malleable Aluminium ?
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16th Aug 2017, 12:59 pm | #500 |
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That is a Ron Smith Galaxy band 2 aerial.
http://www.ronsmithaerials.com/catalogue/G17.php If that is due to wind then it looks like what Steve said probably some kind of malleable Aluminium. Andy
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