The U.S. Navy used them for transmitting from ships in the 50's........ hung
from the rigging vertical.

Yeah, sure. Only if some ham was bootlegging. At that time, ham operation
wasn't allowed on Navy vessels.

Bill, K5BY

check it out . I have the book somewhere and try to find it. It states it
was used by the Navy for transmitting military frequencies, not amateur.
"WShoots1" wrote in message
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The U.S. Navy used them for transmitting from ships in the 50's........
hung
from the rigging vertical.

Yeah, sure. Only if some ham was bootlegging. At that time, ham operation
wasn't allowed on Navy vessels.

Bill, K5BY

check it out . I have the book somewhere and try to find it. It states it
was used by the Navy for transmitting military frequencies, not amateur.

I'll certainly try to do that. The reason for my doubt is that, in the 1950s, I
worked on Navy comm systems, in a factory and on some ships while working in
shipyards. Vessels ranged from tugs, landing craft, and minesweepers to a
cruiser.

Bill, K5BY

The book I am referring to was published about 1959, and dealt with variable
types of vertical antennas. I have recently moved and will be attempting to
locate it in about 206 boxes of books. I am sorry if I have offended you,
sir, it was not my intent.
"WShoots1" wrote in message
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check it out . I have the book somewhere and try to find it. It
states it
was used by the Navy for transmitting military frequencies, not amateur.


I'll certainly try to do that. The reason for my doubt is that, in the
1950s, I
worked on Navy comm systems, in a factory and on some ships while working
in
shipyards. Vessels ranged from tugs, landing craft, and minesweepers to a
cruiser.

Bill, K5BY

The book I am referring to was published about 1959, and dealt with variable
types of vertical antennas. I have recently moved and will be attempting to
locate it in about 206 boxes of books. I am sorry if I have offended you, sir,
it was not my intent.

Oh no, Gregory. You haven't offended me. In fact, I was probably too blunt. But
I am very interested. Remember me and post what you find, whenever you finally
get a chance to go through your books. I'll look for Subject: Slinky Navy
Antenna.

When I moved here 12 years ago, I downsized by a factor of 4, so I had to give
up a lot of my books. (Sob!) That was my last move ever. At age 73, I can say
that with assurance -- unless a hurricane or fire takes me out. G

Anyhow, maybe in the meantime, I might find something on the Internet about
slinky Navy antennas. All the vertical HF antennas I'd been aware of was the
common 33-foot vertical, plus the discone-discage. Even the 2-3 Mhz tug boat
rigs fed those 33-footers, using a VHF type of coax -- 4-inch copper pipe
"shield" with a 1/4-inch copper tubing "center conductor." LOL

Oh and I suggested to Navy design in Philly, in 1960, to turn part of the
"sail" of a sub into an antenna embedded in fiberglass for HF, to overcome the
problem of having to wait until the sal****er drained off the 33-foot vertical'
insulator before transmitting. I underestand they did. Oh, and I was offered a
GS-9 job then as reward for that and for a field test I'd conducted of an
antenna multicoupler. (The latter had flaws.) I turned it down because my
current employer then gave me an opportunity to go to work with big digital
computers.

Best wishes in your new abode,
Bill, K5BY