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I was looking at a Harris antenna, for the most part looks interchangeable with the Shakespeare HF antenna but for this thing, I assume it is a loading coil? will it fit the Shakespeare antenna?
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That is a 2 piece rubber isolator/protector for the mount that holds an at1011 antenna and the tilt adapter.
Some pics here :
I also have the set up on the side of my right rear fender if you look on my thread Juan's m998
Some pics here :
I also have the set up on the side of my right rear fender if you look on my thread Juan's m998
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I saw those pictures, looks like a "protected" spring,,,, AHH, so it is just a protection boot for the spring? What is under the bottom part of the boot? an extension for the base?
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Yes, if you do not use a tilt adapter that antenna since it is so long with 4 sections will get fouled when not in use:
The at1011 also has a ground tripod and can have even more rigid 1st sections to make it even higher.
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But the tilt adapter is not mounted under the spring, yes?Yes, if you do not use a tilt adapter that antenna since it is so long with 4 sections will get fouled when not in use:
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Those pictures look like there is a riser under the spring, probably to put the radiating element farther out of reach.
Here's how they go....
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The tall boot was for the first generation of the HF mount for the AT-1011 with the AN/GRC-206 installations. Once the tilt-whip adapters were in use, it looks like they cut down a lot of the original boots to allow use of the tilt-whip adapter. I guess at some point they probably manufactured a shorter boot with the tilt-whip adapter in mind.