Help identifying VHF folded dipole base antenna

[Jim202]

Ran across a base station dual folded dipole antenna. The dipoles have the coax cable inside the mounting bracket that goes to the mast. There are 2 dipoles on the mast with a square plate on the bottom with what looks like 5/16 holes. Haven't measured the length of the mast, but it looks like it might be about 10 feet long. Coax cable was cut off flush with the flat square plate, so no idea how it went. There may have been two pieces connected together at this square plate or to a center off set side arm mounting bracket going to the tower.

Anyone have any idea what company might have made these antennas?

Anyone have any idea how the phasing harness was made for these antennas?

The coax cable looks like it may be on the order of RG8 in size.

Jim

[Bill_G]

Telewave used to make dipoles with the coax run through the support tubes and mast. They were always painted black. Haven't seen one with a flange plate, but it may have been part of a dual antenna.

[MSS-Dave]

I have one of these out in storage. DB 264-A. Phelps Dodge / RFS made something similar as well. 4 element VHF with the square plate in the middle. Coax came through the junction. Probably what happened is someone cut it right there and the bottom 2 elements and the boom are gone. A suffix is 150 to 160 MHz.

http://www.repeater-builder.com/db/pdfs/db-264.pdf

Dave

[Will]

Old antenna. What you seem to have is HALF of the original antenna. Probably the upper half. The square plate was the junction of the two halfs of the antenna. The cables inside the masts are matching sections and may not be 50 ohms at that point.

Why two halfs, so they could be shipped. On some antennas there was an N connector on the coax inside that mated the two matching sections, and then the antenna was bolted together by the square plate.

Andrew and others made similar antennas. Sinclair, was another mfgr.

[Jim202]

I knew someone out here would have a clue what these were.

Thanks for the info.

Jim