[Antennas] My salvaged 11 Meter "Ringo" antenna

[Philip]

Hi All,

Today I went over to that other mobile home and got the 11 Meter antenna I 
was told I could have.  The park "Handyman" is so busy I figured I might 
never see it if I waited, or it might otherwise 'walk'.  The other day I was 
told there was a 'lot' of radio equipment in the room adjacent to the 
antenna that I could have.  When we checked somebody had already ripped it 
off.  I suspect he was a "big gun" and had a big amplifier and "big radios" 
(to use CB lingo) as I often heard him splattering 'everywhere'.

Anyway, I got the antenna and 5 TV antenna push-up poles of various length. 
The Ringo was mounted just above the roof-line on a collapsed 4 section pole 
(40 ft?).  Another pole was used for a flagpole and he had three more poles 
in the backyard, two VERY nice tall ones in good condition.  I brought them 
all home, some are in better condition than the ones I presently use for my 
antennas ;-)

The Ringo is going to need a LOT of work.  It was up for a long time, the 
hardware is very rusted, the "ring" is cracked nearly completely through 
where it is flattened for a bolt on one end and the aluminum is fairly 
corroded.  Even if I have to cut that end off and flatten another end for a 
bolt it shouldn't effect things much as there is an adjustable tap on the 
ring.  On top of that I had to cut the RG-58 coax as I couldn't unscrew the 
PL-259 connector.  A "big Gun" running RG-58? Of course the run was probably 
only about 10 feet to where the radio sat, if that.  It's going to take some 
work to get that connector off!!  I may have to cut that connector off and 
"manufacture" a new bracket to hold a standard SO-239 connector.  Oh well, 
the antenna and masts were FREE :)

73 de Phil,  KO6BB
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