[Milsurplus] Wanted MS whips

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

More snow here today. I'll see if I can get to the MS sections later today. As I remember it, 
they are painted different colors on each end. Yellow, red, etc. I never knew what that 
meant. I assume one matched them color to color.

Ken W7EKB

On 16 Feb 2018 at 2:52, Robert Downs wrote:

> For a base, you could use an MP-48-A.  I have some of the Korean War
> converted ones that need to be disassembled, bead blasted, painted, etc.
> The conversion was to mount an SO-239 on the bottom.  Refurbished and
> converted back to WW-II configuration, they go for $150 to $200.  I would
> take $50 for one "as-is".  If the mast sections that Ken has are as I expect
> the WW-II versions, MS-54 is stackable.  There was a WW-II antenna set
> issued with some SCR-506 that was a guyed 24' vertical.  It consisted of 3 x
> MS-54 plus 1 x MS-49 through MS-53 inclusive.  Plus a GY-40 Guy Set.  The
> actual GY-40 is made of unobtanium but I have plenty of IN-86-A ceramic
> in-line insulators on hand @ $12.50.  Attaching guys at the needed points
> would be much simpler than with the smooth sided MS-116/117/118 set as all
> of the WW-II ones have a shoulder between sections where you could make and
> insert triangular guy attachment plates.  Diameter of the hole in the center
> of the guy plates would depend upon which sections they are between.  The
> probably 3/16" nylon guy material you can source locally.
>   
> Robert Downs - Houston
> WA5CAB



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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kenneth G. Gordon
> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2018 22:10 PM
> To: randy Davenport
> Cc: Milsurplus
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Wanted MS whips
> 
> On 15 Feb 2018 at 22:55, randy Davenport wrote:
> 
> > Can you get to them earlier?
> > I do not have an antennna at my my apartment
> 
> I'll try tomorrow. It will difficult, but I'll try it.
> 
> BTW, as I remember them, when all screwed together, they are very heavy and
> very "droopy".
> 
> I don't know what you would use for a base.
> 
> Ken W7EKB
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