Cushcraft TS-1 Trik Stik Antenna

[Unit 194]

Anyone familiar with a Cushcraft TS-1 Trik Stik Antenna?

 

[Unit 194]

I believe that this entry level antenna was produced in the late 60s early 70s. The retail price was supposedly around $20.00 at CB shops.

 

[Road Squawker]

$6.95 from Cushcraft

 

[Unit 194]

$6.95 from Cushcraft

Cool! Any technical info.?

 

[RatsoW8]

You can Google this -

From the eHam review :
Description: Collapsable, aluminum tubing dipole (2 telescoping sections) either side of the center insulator. A 2 1/2 foot mounting arm also attached to the center insulator. This 1970 vintage antenna would cover from below CB (possibly 12m)thru 6 meters with either vertical or horizontal polarization

 

[Unit 194]

You can Google this -

From the eHam review :
Description: Collapsable, aluminum tubing dipole (2 telescoping sections) either side of the center insulator. A 2 1/2 foot mounting arm also attached to the center insulator. This 1970 vintage antenna would cover from below CB (possibly 12m)thru 6 meters with either vertical or horizontal polarization

Thanks for sharing! I'm surprised CB Tricks doesn't have any info. on this antenna.

 

[RatsoW8]

Thanks for sharing! I'm surprised CB Tricks doesn't have any info. on this antenna.

I think the target market at the time was amateur radio and not CB so it probably wasn't popular with CB'ers and not on CB tricks radar..

 

[Unit 194]

I think the target market at the time was amateur radio and not CB so it probably wasn't popular with CB'ers and not on CB tricks radar..

You're probably right although I can vaguely remember one of my locals using one back in the 70s.

 

[PA629]

It's nothing more than a dipole made from aluminum tubing. I've had a couple of them floating around here since the early 70's. Back then, a few of us locals got them to run horizontally in an attempt to avoid the vertically polarized hash and trash.

 

[Road Squawker]

Cool! Any technical info.?

these work just as well