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ANYBODY KNOW WHAT KIND OF ANTENNA THIS IS ?

Switch Kit

Switch Kit

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It's about 77 inches long or 6FT 5 inches and it has a large copper coil towards the mid-section, if anybody does know ? any info would be appreciated. Thanks as always. Switch Kit
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it is a strange one ? I messed with it a little last night , seems like it has to be mounted to metal ,by itself , leaning up against a tree ,no match ,so IM guessing it needs a ground plane of some kind ? I did lay it sideways accross the top of my car (antenna to metal) and I was getting a 1.2 match but it was very touchy ,moving the mic around or even touching the radio I was using would flucuate the SWR in a big way , just laying accross the top of my car about 5 ft of the ground ,I did get a few good radio checks from some truckers ,IM wondering if the push pole that one might mount it too would make for the ground plane needed for a talkable SWR ? .....very strange to say the least or it's just a major piece of junk that somebody thought they could make a dollar on ? Hmmmmm
 
I can't tell if that coil is fixed or motor driven. It looks like a screwdriver antenna, but the coil is too small. It's definately a mobile antenna....the bracket looks like a High Sierra or Tarheel Antennas bracket.
 
Not 2m....too long and too much coil. Maybe 6. It's hard to tell without a clos-up shot of the coil. It may be a HF screwdriver antenna.
 

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