[Milsurplus] Identify UHF antenna?

Mon, 29 Dec 2003 09:25:53 -0800 (PST)

doesn't sound like a test antenna - those tend to be log
periodics or other extremely wide bandwidth types.
Test antennas will also always have ID tags with manufacturer
and serial number, since each will have indivual calibration
correction curves.

John

On Sun, 28 Dec 2003, Hue Miller wrote:

> I have this antenna, plain aluminum, unpainted, 22 inches long,
> driven folded dipole is 10" wide x 2 " tall; folded dipole top goes
> right thru boom, not insulated from it; lower elements of folded
> dipole terminate in threads to attach leadin; has one reflector,
> 3 directors; boom is 5/8" with 1/4" hole midway on it for
> mounting.  Unless my simple math is mistaken, the 10" element
> means around 600 MHz. Is this some kinda military or test equip-
> ment antenna, or maybe just a UHF TV antenna?
> Thanks-
> Hue Miller
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