Fw: Re: [Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] Cool Radios at Texas State Fair

[windy10605 at juno.com]

I think there were a few types of those 3ft sectional masts. Don't know
the numbers but one has, at each color coded junction, a pin with about 5
coarse threads. The newer one has more fine threads at the color coded
junctions. I have one of the MS-49 to MS-55? (can't read the number)
antennas (21ft). The last section has the coarse threads on one end and a
slip-on connection on the other end. I have owned a Jeep mount which
accepted one of the sections in the middle (MS-53?) which would have made
that a 15ft antenna. One of the MVCC guys told me Fair Radio
has antenna sections if you need them  ....sometimes.

There is also a folding tripod base which goes with these antennas but
have no info on or how the sections attach or what the number is. 

Right now I'm using an 18ft whip arrangement on the pickup. Transmit on
the road in the "down" position and move to the "up" position for
stationary use. Works fine.

73 Kees K5BCQ
  

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Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:34:52 EDT
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] Cool Radios at Texas State Fair
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Are you talking about a MP-37 mast base? It used MS-49 thru MS- 53 mast 
sections and was 15' high. The base itself had an insulator that was some
7" or so 
around and fairly flat. Later versions used the MP-57 mast base that used
a 
smaller diameter insulator. This was the standard base for the TCS as
mounted on 
a Navy/ USMC radio jeeps during W.W.II. 

Regards,
Mark Tombleson
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