hy-gain ten pounder

[tbird]

hello, i inherited radio equipment a long while ago & now down to some mobile antenna's one in particular i can't find any info on, it's called a hy-gain "ten pounder", anybody know what band this antenna is used on, thanks for any input.

 

[gamegetter]

can you post a pic...
ssb is mode of operation not band
so for example it may be 11 meter cb band or 10 meter ham or other band, i am not finding anything on the www, so maybe someone here will recognize it or a pic may help

best of luck and welcome to the forum

 

[AudioShockwav]

The Hy-Gain "Ten Pounder' was a fiberglass/SS whip antenna, kind of like the "half breed" style of antennas.
The bottom half of the antenna was fiberglass much like a Francis with the other half a stainless steel whip that slid up and down inside the fiberglass, i think they were about 80" long when tuned for the CB band.
They were about 5/8" in diameter.
I have not seen one since the early 80`s.

73
Jeff

 

[tbird]

thanks audioshock wav, i am selling the antenna on ebay & getting questions from people on what band it's used for.

 

[WWFRANK]

Want to sell it?

hello, i inherited radio equipment a long while ago & now down to some mobile antenna's one in particular i can't find any info on, it's called a hy-gain "ten pounder", anybody know what band this antenna is used on, thanks for any input.

Have you sold it?

 

[w9cll]

With a name like "Ten Pounder" it has to be 11 meters.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

With a name like "Ten Pounder" it has to be 11 meters.

Yeah it wouldn't be for ham use unless it was called Four Hundred Pounder and only sold at Dayton by someone on a scooter that forgot to bathe. :laugh:

 

[Mudfoot]

Never heard of it. It sure looks to be in good shape. I'd sure like to try one out, looks mighty stout.

 

[w9cll]

Yeah it wouldn't be for ham use unless it was called Four Hundred Pounder and only sold at Dayton by someone on a scooter that forgot to bathe. :laugh:

You've been there huh..

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

You've been there huh..

Honestly no I haven't been there.....yet. I just keep hearing about it on every forum in the land for about a week before and three weeks after Dayton. Some of the pictures others have taken however seem to agree with what is talked about.

 

[w9cll]

Oh yeah.

 

[TonyV225]

LMA!!!