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LF/MF trailing Antenna (Old Maritime Antenna used in AK in the 50' &60's)

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I'm looking for one of the old Maritime antennas that we used in AK in floatplanes during the 50's and 60's.  I'd like to get a complete one to install in my Kitfox for use on the Amateur bands.  They were usually made of Bakelite, black in color, had a plate that mounted to the airframe and a reel on the plate with a friction knob about 6" in diameter isolated from the airframe, a ceramic tube to feed the trailing wire out of the cockpit thru the skin.  There was also a ceramic insulator (tubular) that mounted to the top of the vertical stabilizer to keep the wire clear of the fuselage while in flight.  The wire that was used is not a requirement because I can get that locally.  If any of you AK guys know of one, let me know about it. 

Thanks,

John Hart

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dont know of one off hand, but I bet I can get tossed out of the museum while trying to unbolt one off an old plane though.

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Might be some suds in it for you, IF you succeed in getting it unbolted! :bsflag:

Merry Christmas!

John Hart

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