Re: Topband: Gotham vertical humor
I knew a guy who ordered one just to use the aluminum from these beasts to make a 15 meter beam. Bill K4XS/KH7XS In a message dated 2/28/2012 12:34:21 A.M. Greenwich Standard Time, chac...@cableone.net writes: I had a Gotham Quad once. What a beast...made with aluminum wire that you couldn't solder to of course... Hurrican took it in 1979. Nothing left but the spreadersall pointed the same direction...west if I remember correctly...HA! Cecil K5DL - Original Message - From: Bruce k...@myfairpoint.net To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 9:12 PM Subject: Topband: Gotham vertical humor Was this the one that used the sewer pipes under your city as a massive radial system ? Are we thinking outside of the shipping box ! Yes it was the Gotham vertical and like the Maxcom dipole (2-30Mhz with 1:1 VSWR) along with KP4KE\W4 (QRP) all originate(d) out of Miami and all probably attended the P.T. Barnum school of Electronic Technology! http://www.w8ji.com/gotham.htm Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ ___ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK ___ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK ___ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
Re: Topband: Gotham vertical humor
As a brand-new, know-nothing 11-year old novice I desperately wanted a Gotham V-80 vertical -- because it worked on all bands (equally poorly hi) and the ad said it did not require radials. I did not know what radials were but I was certainly glad it didn't require them. How easily we are duped by advertising! Now I'm a know-not-much-more extra but at least I have big antennas high in the air...hi. 73, Greg-N4CC ___ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
Re: Topband: Gotham vertical humor
I had a Gotham Quad once. What a beast...made with aluminum wire that you couldn't solder to of course... Hurrican took it in 1979. Nothing left but the spreadersall pointed the same direction...west if I remember correctly...HA! Cecil K5DL - Original Message - From: Bruce k...@myfairpoint.net To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 9:12 PM Subject: Topband: Gotham vertical humor Was this the one that used the sewer pipes under your city as a massive radial system ? Are we thinking outside of the shipping box ! Yes it was the Gotham vertical and like the Maxcom dipole (2-30Mhz with 1:1 VSWR) along with KP4KE\W4 (QRP) all originate(d) out of Miami and all probably attended the P.T. Barnum school of Electronic Technology! http://www.w8ji.com/gotham.htm Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ ___ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK ___ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
