[Milsurplus] Wanted MS whips

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 15 Feb 2018 at 17:56, Robert Downs wrote:

> Ken,
> 
> No, the ones that he is looking for are the later long hollow ones that
> first appeared circa 1944 with SCR-694.  Normal HF configuration was three
> MS-116-A stacked plus one each of MS-117-A and MS-118-A.  The MS-116 is
> 39-3/4" LOA.  The other two are similar.

I think mine are MS-48, or something like that. In any case, they are steel and painted black. 
I don't think they are hollow either. 

And I can't get to them until the darned snow melts here. It will be 4 degrees next Monday. 
When I can get to them, I'll report here exactly what they are.

Ken W7EKB

> 
> Randy,
> 
> To get up to 24' with those sections, you are going to need 8 mast sections
> (6 MS-116 and one each MS-117 and MS-118) and 6 guys.  The bottom three guys
> can be GY-12 and GY-42.  The top set will have to be lengthened GY-12 and
> GY-42.  The normal mast base for the standard 5-section HF vehicular antenna
> was the MP-65-(*).  It came in binding post versions and in a version with a
> UHF female on the bottom.  It normally mounts onto an MP-50 Mast Base
> Bracket which attaches to the side of a vehicle.  The MS-116 will also screw
> into an AB-15/GR.
> 
> The AB-15, unless the rubber is hardened with age, will barely free stand
> three sections.  Five section will fold over and hit you on the back of the
> head and knock you off of the ladder as soon as you finish screwing the
> bottom section into it.  However, with a guyed installation, if whatever it
> is mounted to is securely anchored to the ground, it might work.  They are
> much more plentiful than the MP-65.  Another candidate might be the MP-68.
> It has no spring.  It has sockets for three radials which you would just
> ignore.  And a UHF connector.  It sits onto an AB-35 if I remember
> correctly.
> 
> 73
> 
> Robert Downs - Houston
> WA5CAB
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kenneth G. Gordon
> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2018 17:28 PM
> To: randy Davenport
> Cc: Milsurplus
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Wanted MS whips
> 
> On 15 Feb 2018 at 15:59, randy Davenport wrote:
> 
> > I'm looking for MS116, MS117 and MS118 whips plus a base.  I would 
> > like to have an antenna about 24'. Anybody have any spares?
> > 
> > Randy Ka4nma
> 
> Randy:
> 
> Are these those steel rods about 2' to 3' long which screw together and were
> used with the SCR-399?
> 
> If so, I have a bunch of those.
> 
> Ken W7EKB
> 
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