Fw: [Milsurplus] CW-184/CRT-3 Antenna Question

[windy10605 at juno.com]

Just thinking out loud............

1) Based on the length of the antenna wire, I would say "HF". 
2) Based on the technology I would guess late 50s and 60s. 
3) Based on the light duty mast I would guess clandestine or survival.

Did the RS-6 have and antenna with it ? Any other small backpack HF
radios which could have used it ?

73 Kees K5BCQ
 
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From: windy10605 at juno.com
To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:37:01 -0500
Subject: [Milsurplus] CW-184/CRT-3 Antenna Question
Message-ID: <20060925.203702.2144.9.windy10605 at juno.com>
 
I'm still trying to identify this antenna and so far what the experts
have told me is that a CRT-3 is a Gibson Girl. 
 
This is clearly a land use antenna. Comes in a very well padded OD canvas
bag about 30" long. Inside is a telescoping, thin wall tubing, black
anodized, antenna pole. There are 12 sections which are all about 29
inches in length and the effective length of each section is about 24
inches when telescoped, making the pole about 24 feet tall. There are
three round guy stakes, stranded stainless guy wire, and a large antenna
insulator 
(Lexan ?). A black plug attaches the antenna insulator and guy wires to
the top of the pole. Another pocket on the bag contains a wooden spool of
copper clad stranded antenna wire.....about 30-40 feet in length.
 
Components look too modern to be associated with the Gibson Girl.
 
73 Kees K5BCQ 
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