Antenna ID heeeeelp

[bcrewcaptain]

Can't find a pic of this anywhere online to be able to ID, somebody hook a brotha up!
My old man rescued this from a soon to be demo'ed house.
All I know is...was put in sometime in late 80s...is 16ft long from base to tip...two piece....integrated mount...and covered in some ugly friggin paint.

a couple pics as well.

 

[AudioShockwav]

Old RadioShack Cross Bow antenna?? Maybe.
And Hello B-Crew, long time no see.


73
Jeff

 

[Lil'Yeshua]

My Radio Shack end fed 1/2 wave big stick was blue. Hurricane Hugo rearranged it for me and I gave it to someone. Cracked but kinda salvageable
It was rated at 3 DB gain. Dbi?

 

[bcrewcaptain]

Old RadioShack Cross Bow antenna?? Maybe.
And Hello B-Crew, long time no see.


73
Jeff

Hey Jeff, long time it has been! Sold all my radio gear a while back, but then for some reason I went and got my ticket, now I'm back in the radio game...
I'm looking at the RS info now to see if it a match.

 

[bcrewcaptain]

My Radio Shack end fed 1/2 wave big stick was blue. Hurricane Hugo rearranged it for me and I gave it to someone. Cracked but kinda salvageable
It was rated at 3 DB gain. Dbi?

That's what I'm seeing if it is the same model, I was figuring that odd base on the second section would be a giveaway to somebody. But it def appears the thing was a funky powder blue color at some point!
Debating at this point if I want to invest too much effort in it....but hey, the $ was right!

 

[midnight special]

yep an old crossbow from radio shack,, had one once it was fried from too much wattage,, so i ended up useing it for a antenna pole for my 2meter and 70cm antennas without the whip from top...been up in the air about 15 years now,,, 73s midnight special

 

[W5LZ]

"...but hey, the $ was right! ..."

That's one'a them 'bargains', right? How can you go wrong?
Hey, we've all done that so I won't ask if you are blond...
- 'Doc

 

[bcrewcaptain]

haha, it came in the package when I went to get 2 freebie tv antennas/2 rotors and 2 tripods. I got the parts I needed for a couple HF beams, and well..I guess I get another 11M antenna in the process...trust me, everything I get is in that price range...

 

[Lil'Yeshua]

Crossbow.

Here it is in the Radio Shack 1986 catalog.
1986 Radio Shack Catalog High-res page 70 of 184