[SOC] Found in the shack ---what is it??

[peteclough at aol.com]

Well,it looks like  the search is back on then. That one dashed hope of the possible location of an  SOC version of a Woof Hong was exciting though.. Wasn't it?,.
Let's all attempt in our SOC way to find a true  S.O.C. Symbol that would truly reflect our umm Abilities? ( or should that be, IN abilities?)
Sort of like pushing a chain up a hill? Maybe a gold chain? or gilded LEAD to more accurately reflect our charter. 
Just Sayin..
Pete C







-----Original Message-----
From: Tom McCulloch <thom2 at att.net>
To: Second Class Operators' Club <soc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sun, Jan 17, 2010 9:32 am
Subject: Re: [SOC] Found in the shack ---what is it??


Thanks for the feedback, as it turns out the coil; is part of a St. Louis 
ertical antenna which I bought quite a few years ago.  In true SOC fashion, 
 should report that I also have a "Sunny Day SD-20" fiberglass fishing pole 
n the corner of the shack (I'm not a fisherman).  It seems that the pole is 
sed to hold the radiating portion of the vertical...so that's another 
ystery solved.
OK, the coils and the fishing pole go in a prominent corner of the shack 
hile I contemplate building it for a few more years (ahhh, maybe I'll give 
t a try).
Thanks to all for your help
om
B2QDG
oc# (hmmm...it's around here someplace)
----- Original Message ----- 
rom: <thom2 at att.net>
o: "Second Class Operators' Club" <soc at mailman.qth.net>
ent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 12:27 PM
ubject: [SOC] Found in the shack ---what is it??

  Hi all,
  I'm sure this will quakify as a SOC question, so here goes:

  I was looking around the shack (no I definately was NOT cleaning it!) and 
 I came across something I'm sure I bought several years ago but I can't 
 seem to figure out what it is.

   I found two pieces (there may have been more peices but I found 2) of 
 what looks like a loading coil for an antenna and a feedpoint.

   The loading coil is about 12 to 14 inches long and wound around 2 inch 
 diameter PVC pipe.  It has spike coming out of one end that makes me think 
 it probably goes into the ground and is the bottom part of a verticle 
 antenna.  This "loading coil" also has a brass rod mounting along the side 
 of the coil which moves up and down making contact at various points on 
 the coil (thereby making it adjustable).

   The other part is about six inches long and made from 1 3/4 inch PVC 
 pipe.  this has contacts to apparently connect to the loading coil as well 
 as a BNC connector to go to the tranceiver.

   That's what I found...assuming this is part of a verticle antenna, I 
 didn't find anything that might be used for the radiating portion.

   I always thought this thing was the makings of a PAC12 antenna, but I 
 can't find any directions online that include these parts.  I did find 
 PAC12 directions on the NJQRP sight but their antenna seems different than 
 what I have here.

   Anyway, if you have any ideas what these two things are, I'd appreciate 
 hearing from you.  I can probably take a picure of them and e-mail it to 
 you, if that would help.

   Thanks for any info you can provide.

 Tom
 WB2QDG

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