On the topic of antennas I found this great pic. I don't know what country it is, but how high is that thing?
My guess is 20 feet from the ground to the antenna tip.
On the topic of antennas I found this great pic. I don't know what country it is, but how high is that thing?
My guess is 20 feet from the ground to the antenna tip.
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inuvik (03-19-2024)
The antenna on the car looks like there is a coathanger above the coil. The antenna on the old Mercedes uplink behind it might even be 2m in diameter, but it looks mounted asymmetrically, so probably it is 1.6m diameter. It doesn't look like an AVL or a Vertex/General Dynamics, dunno what brand it is. Dunno what company is called ETB, never heared of them.
Euskal Telebista, Basque Television.
@Wallythacker, so it's not 20 feet, Basque Country is metric. So maybe it's 7 meters.
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I guess 2.59 meters.
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Looks like a 102" CB whip to me.
I'd be guessing it was an 8.5' CB whip, if I were guessing.
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Can I change my guess to 8 1/2 feet instead? Is there a prize?
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Lol, still an insane height. I know of plenty of hydro wires that cross suburban streets and I'm sure they are not 20'/7m high.
It appears wherever this guy lives they also have exposed hydro wires. Imagine having to plan your every trip so as to avoid any road with potentially low hydro lines. Nuts.
my guess is based on the location on the hatch, 3' off the ground, the 1st joint, 2.5 ' above that, the bottom of the resonator, 3' above, resonator, 1.5 ', top of coathanger, 2' , whip, 8; .
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View my fuel log 2017 Mirage ES PLus 1.2 manual: 39.0 mpg (US) ... 16.6 km/L ... 6.0 L/100 km ... 46.8 mpg (Imp)
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Zero, 2014 ES Plus 5MT, written off but not forgotten.
Zero II, 2014 SE, 5MT, climate She's HOME now!
Shelby AKA "Cute", 2017 ES 5MT, A/C.
Mirage owners look at the world differently than everyone else, but in a better way
We're driving the Beetle of the 21st century, the greatest small car now available!
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View my fuel log 2017 Mirage ES PLus 1.2 manual: 39.0 mpg (US) ... 16.6 km/L ... 6.0 L/100 km ... 46.8 mpg (Imp)