[Hallicrafters] HOBBY?

[John Page]

John, when did you put up your Coke bottle dipole. And what size bottle did 
you use. If mine was up before yours then I demand that you pay me a royalty 
for MY idea. :-)     John

John Page K4KWM
Hollow State since 1953
(ex W8PKU,N8BLB,NA8O)



>I think maybe I should send out an investigator to
>find all those people who built a dipole like mine
>using old coke bottles for end insulators and center
>insulator. I discovered that the coke bottle being
>very thick glass made a great insulator, and having
>the unique "coke bottle shape" with ridges just below
>the top of the bottle made it ideal to tie wire around
>at the top and near the bottom...thus an insulator!!!
>YOU DO NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO USE MY IDEA OR BUILD
>SUCH AN ANTENNA...if you do I will take action against
>you and i must be given "praise" for having the
>thought in addition to whatever else I might be
>entitled to for my "creation".
>