Bob, NA6T, and I, have the 15M version of the original LONG JOHN ... it is a
MONDO beam!
Unfortunately, it is stored in the horizontally grounded position .. Boy,
did it play at my Redding, CA contest station in the late 70s. 73, Y'all
Mark AA6DX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr@contesting.com>
To: "Arne Gjerning" <gjerning@flash.net>; "Bob Nielsen" <nielsen@oz.net>;
<towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Need info & manual on 20 meter beam
> At 11:01 PM 8/18/03 -0600, Arne Gjerning wrote:
> >The LJ-205CA is NOT anywhere near the same antenna. What Chuck, N6PSN,
has
> >is the ORIGINAL LONG JOHN series 20M yagi from late 50s/early 60s. He
> >described the yagi correctly as having a 46 ft boom; whereas the LJ-205CA
> >has ONLY a 34ft boom. His antenna is built like a "MACK TRUCK" compared
to
> >the LJ-205CA.
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