avanti av-190 saturn

[bob85]

they call me herb

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/ukmudduck/avanti av-190 saturn/


i must say a big thanks to 212 for finding this and shipping it to me,
and to mack for not taking it when i gave him the opportunity, it came to its rightful home

 

[Marconi]

Man that look like a great find bob. I'm curious to see the voltage fed dipoles you mentioned and how they are fed.

 

[bob85]

eddy the feed for the 3 horizontal antennas is via 3 bars that screw into a central plug, the same plug as you find in a sigma2 feeding the loop , they have a sliding tap that goes to the wire, the first 1/4wave of wire runs between two balun arms and onwards around the radial tips,

heres the patent http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...a&OS=avanti+AND+antenna&RS=avanti+AND+antenna

 

[DIRTYWHITEBOY]

Nice antenna Bob,hope it made it without getting bent up

 

[Bionic Chicken]

That looks just like the antenna a friend of mine in Mesa, Arizona just sold a few months ago. Great antennas and extremely hard to find.

Good Luck with it...I'm sure you will enjoy.

BC

 

[mackmobile43]

they call me herb

ukmudduck/avanti av-190 saturn - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting


i must say a big thanks to 212 for finding this and shipping it to me,
and to mack for not taking it when i gave him the opportunity, it came to its rightful home

The next one is mine bobby

 

[Jay in the Mojave]

Hello Bob 85:

Please post photos and a performance test tesults on this AV190 Antenna. I hear thru the grape vine that the Horz performance was not all that hot.

Jay in the Mojave

 

[bob85]

hello jay,
i will post results when i eventually get it up.

 

[KomaToast]

Bob 85

Did you ever get around to putting this up yet?

I have one like it, new in the box unassembled I haven't put up yet.

KT

 

[bob85]

not yet, i keep looking at it and thinking about how much apple tree i need to cut down to clear the horizontal radials and wires,
sold my chainsaw today and i love apple pie and apple crumble so it could be a while

 

[KomaToast]

Bob 85

That and the fact that it weighs 5 pounds more than a Moonraker 4 and raising in on a push-up pole can be quite a job in itself.

Mine is missing the copper DC ground coil.
If you can give me any info as to it's size, number of turns etc. it would be much appreciated.

Thanks

KT

 

[bob85]

i will measure it and post measurements here

 

[jazzsinger]

I just noticed you first post says they call me herb bob,what we actually said was you smoke too much herb,

thats why the av190 is not blowing in the wind my friend,just like my tornado.

 

[bob85]

the saturn coil is 8 turns of .083" enamled copper, close wound with an internal bore of .760"
the tail off one end including ring connector is 1-1/4" the other end is 2-3/8" including ring connector bent at 90 degrees 5/8" from the coil.

 

[KomaToast]

Bob

Thanks for the info on the coil.
I've been waiting all this time but I guess I didn't get an email notice there was a reply.
I was notified when you updated Photobucket so I Googled the Avanti AV-190 Saturn again to find this site, I forgot where I posted.

Now I can make the coil and sell Avanti Saturn.

Thanks

KT