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Revpo
Junior Member
Username: Revpo
Post Number: 21
Registered: 7-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, August 12, 2006 - 10:26 pm: | 
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Anyone remember the bow tie ten meter antenna, shaped like a bow tie director/reflector, light weight used back in the 60's.
Anyone build them anymore?, would be great for 11 meters
doctor |
Tech237
Moderator
Username: Tech237
Post Number: 494
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, August 13, 2006 - 8:55 am: |
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I havent used on on 10 or 11m but I did have for 2m and it was an nice antenna.
I have also seen several used for TV channels too. |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 3987
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, August 13, 2006 - 10:30 am: |
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These is a MINI BEAM made in canada .... |
Hollowpoint445
Senior Member
Username: Hollowpoint445
Post Number: 1330
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, August 13, 2006 - 12:26 pm: |
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Didn't Radio Shack carry a small CB beam that looked like a bow tie? I wish I still had all of my catalogs from the 70s and 80s around so I could look stuff like that up. |
Tech833
Moderator
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 1429
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Monday, August 14, 2006 - 10:29 am: |
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The bow tie beam is still being made by a company called Butternut. The HF5B is a multi-band 10, 12, 15, 17, and 20 meter antenna. The 270-30 is a 10 and 11 meter version of the same antenna. Both are very small in size (12 ft wingspan, 6 foot boom for 5 bander, 10 ft wingspan, 4 foot boom for 10/11m version). It would easily pass for a TV antenna if you had to be stealth about your radio hobby. |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 10827
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Monday, August 14, 2006 - 4:55 pm: |
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Revpo,
Here is the Assembly Manual from the Butternut Model 10/11 Butterfly Beam.
http://www.bencher.com/pdfs/00246IZV.pdf
Hope this help's if you decide to build one.
Sorry but I do not know of anyone who is still building them.
Lon
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