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,
chacuff@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 spreaders....all pointed
the same direction...west if I remember correctly...HA!
Cecil
K5DL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce" <k1fz@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
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