For a while I have been using 8 footers I found at a local marine store going out of business, as well as 8 footers from a factory down south. The first set were from the 80s or early 90s most likely. They had maroon fiberglass and really nice paint.
Thank you to the friend that helped me get this over to America
I present to you an even older antenna, and this one from the UK!
It is not as tapered as the 70s ones, the tip is about 10mm and I think the famous filming ones were closer to 8mm at the tip. The bottom is the exact right size though, without shortening the blade.
I’ll add some more details when I convert it but I wanted to document the coating, damage and shape.
It is also hollow. So this was made AFTER companies stopped using that filler material, I think it was carcinogenic
Thank you to the friend that helped me get this over to America
It is not as tapered as the 70s ones, the tip is about 10mm and I think the famous filming ones were closer to 8mm at the tip. The bottom is the exact right size though, without shortening the blade.
I’ll add some more details when I convert it but I wanted to document the coating, damage and shape.
It is also hollow. So this was made AFTER companies stopped using that filler material, I think it was carcinogenic
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