Re: Jeep Antenna??

From: Ed (mojoedd@bellsouth.net)
Date: Sun Apr 09 2006 - 20:54:58 PDT


Yep, I know that but am trying to make do with what we have at this time.
It's a start and hopefully next year will be better. Please see reply to
Glenn.

Best Regards,

Ed

"The consolidation of the States into one vast empire, sure to be
aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain
precursor of ruin which has overwhelmed all that preceded it."

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chance Wolf" <bigbadwolf@telus.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>; "Ed"
<mojoedd@bellsouth.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 23:18
Subject: Re: [MV] Jeep Antenna??

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed" <mojoedd@bellsouth.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 7:27 PM
> Subject: [MV] Jeep Antenna??
>
>
> > Could someone steer me in the correct direction for mounting a "sugar
> scoop"
> > antenna mount and antenna on an M-38 Jeep? Normally on the right side
> > wasn't it? We are trying to get one together for our upcoming Veterans
> > Appreciation Day and I'd really like to get it right the first time!
It's
> a
> > static display without an engine or tranny but we have a demilled RT-524
> > with a very good mount along with the Sugar scoop mount and a fairly
nice
> > antenna setup to go with it. Thanks in advance for your assistance!
>
> The M38 and the RT-524 would never have crossed paths in service, would
> they? Different generations. M38's would've been long gone by the time
the
> RT-524 was deployed in anything like large numbers in U.S. service.
> Depending on when and where it would've been used, I would think something
> like the RT-68 and friends or even an AN/GRC-9 type thing would be what
you
> would've had in service. I think the M38 and M38A1 both use the MP-50
mount
> with the AB-15 antenna base and a bunch of copper whip (AB-21-22-23-24 or
> the MS-116-177-118 sections.) www.fairradio.com has the AB-15 and the
> copper whip, and http://www.sphynx.com/mitymite/bemakm38.html has BEMAK
> repro MP-50s and the corner bracket.
>
>
>



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