[Milsurplus] Mystery Item

[Kees & Sandy]

I got it, it's an MP-65 
73 Kees K5BCQ

-- WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:
The object on the top is a molded rubber cap that comes on all of the units 
but usually gets trashed the first time it is taken from the box.  The object 
on the bottom is screwed onto the UHF connector.  It is an adaptor to convert 
from coax to single wire, and was used with most of the WW-II sets.  Sometimes 
they came with NOS units but more often what came was a UHF-BNC adaptor.  And 
a grounding ring, strap and clamp.

FWIW, if anyone uses one of these with the single wire adaptor, you must NOT 
use the grounding ring, strap and clamp as it will just short the antenna to 
ground.

Why this one has two steps I couldn't say.  Maybe the machinest made a 
mistake.  :-)

In a message dated 11/16/2006 10:31:10 AM Central Standard Time, 
windy10605 at juno.com writes: 
> I don't know. The AB-15s I've seen have one step in the mast section and a 
> coax connector on the bottom. This one has two ? steps and something on the 
> end and on the bottom ....can't make it out. Fair Radio sells AB-15s for $8 
> and has the mast sections also for $3.50 each. Nice "wup" for a Jeep.
> 
> 

Robert Downs - Houston
<http://www.wa5cab.com> (Web Store)
MVPA 9480
<wa5cab at cs.com> (Primary email)
<wa5cab at houston.rr.com> (Backup email)
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