Negative. AEA has not folded nor did they sell any rights to any of their products to this Spectral company from Argentina. What happened is that the original owner of AEA sold the digital product designs to Timewave and the antenna products to Tempo Corp. including the Isopole, Isoloop, and antenna analyzers. Tempo later sold the product line to a private owner who still owns a significant portion of the company today. Spectral came along about 5 years ago with their stainless steel version of the Isopole and have been boldly marketing it ever since. The current AEA company simply can not afford the legal fees associated with sueing Spectral so they've taken no action. The current AEA has focused on the analyzer products making significant improvements and doing quite well in several markets. I have loads of Isopole info stuffed away. I'll try to find it, scan it, and get it over to Mike.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm puzzled that these antennas are considered relics because they > are still manufactured by Spectral who apparently bought the > production rights for the Isopole line when AEA folded. See > www.isopole.com.They cost about $120. The tips and integrated network > cost about $60. Opinions regarding this antenna have historically > varied all over the lot. Personally, I think they are well designed. > Their decoupling characteristics are good and they seem to provide > more gain than their specs indicate. I also like the feature that > permits tuning the antenna low SWR point to the TX or RX frequency > desired. They do have the potential for producing noise if you neglect > to use conductive grease when attaching the decoupling elements to the > mast. I do have the documentation on the original Isopoles. My scanner > is non -functional at the moment but I can phone fax it to whoever > needs it.
