Arizona desert Umbrella Antenna

[will85w4]

My dad was telling me about an umbrella antenna out in the middle of the Arizona desert that is located on an abandoned military base that a lot of radio operators will go out to and hook up their equipment to. Anyone heard of this?

 

[Robb]

No I haven't...
Perhaps you can investigate/take pictures/report here.
Would like to hear all about it.
Sounds interesting...

 

[W5LZ]

I remember seeing something of that sort a while back. Basically an HF 'disk-cone' type thingy. People who wanted to use it had to check nto the office handling that and request a 'time'. There are rules of use, no idea what they are though.
- 'Doc

 

[BOOTY MONSTER]

n0eq Visits the World's Largest Discone Antenna

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

DANG! Booty beat me to the link.

 

[will85w4]

thanks for the info...amazing

 

[dxhound]

HAHAHA I nearly fell out of my chair when I read this!!!!! My father who lives in NM and is a ham, has a neighbor (good friends) who has two of these in his yard and 3 spares laying on the ground!!! They are rather normal, found at military surplus companies. It is refered to as a cage. If anyone would like specifics, I can ask john about the antenna.

 

[mackmobile43]

Looks like an over sized Astro Plane.

 

[will85w4]

HAHAHA I nearly fell out of my chair when I read this!!!!! My father who lives in NM and is a ham, has a neighbor (good friends) who has two of these in his yard and 3 spares laying on the ground!!! They are rather normal, found at military surplus companies. It is refered to as a cage. If anyone would like specifics, I can ask john about the antenna.

I have never been to New Mexico, but have never seen one of these elsewhere either, but, then again this is probably normal in New Mexico as well.

 

[mackmobile43]

This might be considered racial profiling anywhere else but in Arizona.

 

[will85w4]

I just think they should unmanned Predator drones along the border...that'll solve the problem...

 

[mackmobile43]

I just think they should unmanned Predator drones along the border...that'll solve the problem...

In 5 minute intervals every 5 miles in a perpendicular pattern along the border for a distance of 50 miles 24/7/365.

 

[Robb]

Antenna has a 2:1 SWR on 5 thru 30mhz.
Still, I would use a tuner just the same.
Some pics from that site:

 

[will85w4]

In 5 minute intervals every 5 miles in a perpendicular pattern along the border for a distance of 50 miles 24/7/365.

That or install an extremely high voltage fence that is buried in the ground at least a good 50 feet and an additional 50 feet above ground...That'll stop the tunneling and anyone who wants to play with that high voltage, well, so be it...Then just to add insult to injury if they did make through the fence, have the Predator drones patrolling like you say...LOL

 

[Mike Gain]

Over sized Astro Plane. Isn't that what Timothy Leary piloted?