[Milsurplus] Higgins PT Boat Whip Antenna?

[Thekan, Paul]

It's a MP 48A antenna mast base. Normally used on vehicles. Doubt seriously it was used on a PT boat or any Naval vessel for that fact ...but then never say never 

Paul
 N6FEG

P.S  Sometime ago this subject on what antenna mount was used on the PT boats came up and if my failing memory serves me a pic of one was sent. Hopefully the person who sent it is still with us.

-----Original Message-----
From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Nick England
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 11:31 AM
To: Military Surplus Mail List
Subject: [Milsurplus] Higgins PT Boat Whip Antenna?

Hi Gang - can anyone help?
I've posted his photo of the PT-659 whip antenna base at
http://www.navy-radio.com/ant/ant-pt-whip.JPG

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Robert Stengl <robert.stengl at nationalww2museum.org>
Date: Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 1:25 PM
Subject: Higgins PT Boat Whip Antenna
To: "nick at navy-radio.com" <nick at navy-radio.com>

Hello,
I'm restoring a PT boat from WWII and request assistance regarding a
whip antenna.

I have a picture of the whip antenna base from PT-659 that we
cannibalized for the PT-305 which is an earlier model.

Premex is the only antenna maker I know of and just looked at the base
we have from the 659 (IMG_0615) and it has identifying marks; the
copyright symbol followed by "LAPP".  So I think there was a company
known as LAPP Engineering & Co. The Higgins boat builder drawing have
no reference to either.

Do you know which whip antenna we should be looking for?

I also am seeking a SO radar set and IFF for this project.  Do you
have any suggestions on where I may look?

Any information is appreciated.

Robert Stengl
Boat Builder
PT-305 Restoration Project
National WWII Museum
945 Magazine St.
New Orleans, La  70130
504-528-1944 Ext 375
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