[Boatanchors] old SWL antenna

[Gerry Steffens]

I am setting up a BA SWL listening post for a young friend.  He is starting
out with an SX-100 and an R-46B of mine.

Going back a long way, I had a Mosley SWL-7 trapped dipole antenna made for
the shortwave commercial bands back in the early 1960s.  It was a tremendous
improvement over the earlier antennas I used and actually the hottest SWL
antenna I ever used.

I am attempting to locate any information on the antenna with hopes of
making an equivalent.  Has anyone on the list seen one of these, data on one
or seen the traps?  About 10 years ago I saw a set of the traps at a meet in
Minneapolis complete with the original instruction sheet and all, just
missing the easy to find 7 strand copper wire but didn't jump.

If you snooze you loose, I guess but then who'da thunk?

Cheers from Minnesota,

Gerry


Collecting & Restoring since 1959
Gerald Steffens P.E.
Oronoco, MN